Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 18, 1891, Page 2

Wa bave been competled to recede from overy stop we have taken. It would have been much botter for our partyif we had gone whoad and counted the yotes and declared the result just as the constitution prescribes, I favored this plan in the caucus, and had a 0od support, but we were outwitted and fell §lo 1ine with the majority “But just think whero we are. ginuing we vowed we would never count the vote and declare the result until after the contest was decided, then we passed a reso- lution not to reco ze any of these offcers, and then proceeded to recognize Tom Majors as president of the senateand J. C, Allen secretary of state, and now we all conced: privatel§ at least that Boyd is the legal gov ernor, for if Boyd is not who Ist Thayer does not elaim to be o longer and tacitly at least recogmizes Boyd. 1f wehad shut those lawyers out of our catcus and depended on our own eommon sense we would he been better off. “Now the contest is coming up, and these same lawyers will advise us t put our foot in it agrain, and I expect to see the majority fall in with their suggestions. But I tell you I am getting tired for one. This attending caucus night after night is getting decidedly monotonous, 1 came down here to enact some good, wholesome laws that are de: manded by the people, and not to fritter away o time in piling up big fees for law- yers. ‘These contost cases should be limited by mutual stipulations if possible, but at any rate by rigid rules, 1f we had never entered into this contest business, T believe we could assed all the laws demanded by the al- essary over the veto of the governor. Some political parties, like some people, don’t know when they are well off, and a good many of the independents are be- inning to fecl like I do about the way things ave been running.” MORE JUDICIAL DISTRICTS. A Numberof Bills Already Introduced for This Purpose. Lixcoy, Neb,, Jan. 17.—[Special to Tus Bee.]—The number of bills introduced for changing Nebraska’s judicial districts and the number of judges indicates a general de- sire for an increase in both Senator Shea's bill provides for eight in- stead of four judges in the Douglas county (Third) district. Senator Eggleston’s bill proposes to in- creaso the number of both districts and judges, It provides for eight judges for the Fourth district, three for the Third, and two each for the First, Fifth, Eighth, Tenth, Eleventh, Twelfthana Thirteenth. It pro- poses the following districts : First—Richardson, Nemaha, Johnson, Pawnee, Gage. Second—Otoe, Cass, Third—Lancaster. Fourth- Douglas, Burt. Fifth--Sa Platte, M Sixth-—i3: Nuckolls, Cls Seventh Eighth Dakota, M Knox, Thurston. Ninth—Adams, Webstor, Kearney, Frank- 1in, Harlan, Phelps. Tenth—Hoone, Hall, Garfield, Loup, Valley, {Thomas, Hooker, Grant. Eleventh—Buffalo, Dawson, lcoln, Logan, Sherman, Duel, Scotv’s Bluff, Pherson, Arthur, Iwelfth—Gosper, Furnas, Frontier, Red Willow, Hayes, Hitchcock, Chase, Perkins, Dund Thirteonth—Holt, Rock, Brown, Keya Paha, Cherry, Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux, Box Butte. it scows likely that a biil similar to Eg- gleston's will be passed at, this session. Sarpy, Washington, ders, Dadge, Butler, Colfax, k, Nanco. ine, Jefferson, Fillmore, Thayer, Seward, York, Hamilton, Polk. Cuming, Stauton, Wayne, Dixon, adison, Antelope, Picrce, Cedar, Whesler, Grecley, Howard, Blaine, Custer, Lin- <ioth, Cheyenne, Kimball, Banner, Mc- The Senate. Lixcory, Neb., Jan, 17.—[Special to Tme Bre. |—1he senate this morniug adopted a rosolution by Mr. Moore asking the senato auditor to furnish the senate with a state- ment of the amount af sugar bounty paid up to date. On motion of Senator Switzler the secre- tary was directed to notify the state relief committee that it was mistaken in supposing that the senate had adopted a memorial to congress asking for a large appropriation for {the drouth sufferers. The senator read from Tur Ber's Wash- ington dispatch to show that such a memorial would be useless, and ho sought to correct the wroug impression which had reached Washiugton and had probably gone abroad tothe world. In this connection Senator Switzler paid a high compliment to Perry S Iicath, Tus Ber's Washington correspond- ent, as one of the ablest and most reliable in the'countr; The resolution fixing Tuesday for begin- ning the contest was passed. It was not signed by the presidingofiicer before anjourn- ment, and therefore can not reach the gov- ernor before Monday afternoon. The senate adjourned at noon until 4 o’clock Mouday, The House , Nob., Jan. 17.—[Speclal to Tuz —The session of the house was short 0 business of special interest was trans- acted. The special committee of which Gunnett of York is chairman appointed to procure suitable rooms near the state printer’s office for the proof readers, reported that they had performed that duty, and that the rooms would cost the state $20 per month. Mr. Howe opposed the adoption of the re- port. He thought there were plenty of vacant rooms in the capitol buiiding’ that mh;h'. be used for this purpose, and was not in favor of hiring rooms at tho expense of the state for the convenience of clerks. Mr. Oakley defended the committee, and thought a room for the proof readers near the printing office would save a great deal of yunning back and forth and the employment of special messengers. Tho report was adopted, Taylor of Johnson moved to reconsider the vote by which the daily journals of the house Emm‘«l!nxs were ordered printed. Hesaid 0 had been informed that the cost during the session would runup to nearly $20,000, and that the state could not afford the ex- pense. Brennan thought the journal should be printed, in_order to insure acguracy in the report of the proceedings. 'he motiou was reconsidered and laid on tho table. Among the bills introduced were the fol- owing: Y By Severin—To compel railroads to build cattle guards at public and private cross- ings. By Soverin—To prohibit. tho solling of pools and other specles of gambling. By Severin—To abolish the national guards aud provide for the eurollment of all able bodled citizens as state militia, By Bredesson—To provide for the appomt- ment of an wspector of all manufacturing establishments and mines and for the adop- tion of safeguards to prevent accidents. A resolution by Oakley providing for the appointment of a stenographer at 8 per day was adopted. The house adjourned till 4 p. m. Monday. To Make the Gambling Law Effective. Lixcowy, Neb., Jan. 17.—[Special to Tag Bre.]-Two years agoa bill covertly repeal- ing the anti-gambling law went through the house a flying and made a good start in the senate before its true character was un- masked. This session an effort will be made to amend the law and wake it more effective, Senator Shea is draftinga bill to thatend. The present law makes gambling a peniten- tiary offense, and Mr. Shea says juries will not convict because of the severity of the peoaity. He will pro) an amendment making gambling a misdemeanor, punishable h{uhu-, and thinks thero will be more con- vietions under such a law. Legislative Notos. .. Senators Shumway aud Dysart were paired today. (, The journal of the joint convention is * tearluily and wundelrfully mndg."on 4 Co Frank A. Rockhold has been appolnted clerk of the senate judiclary committee. Ex-Senator Hoover and daughter of Blue Hill were senate visitors this morning. ‘The employes of the senato have petitioned ,au'r‘ TL:‘«’“""‘“"' of five '.!—conv.'nmmplh and newspaper wrap) or each em- ploye but tho pages, » fLhe number of house employes is steadily ng. Seventy-two 0ave now been ap- pd three more will reach the statu- d it not been for the wise law o islature fixing the In the be- | number of house employes not to exceed soventy-five, no ono ean tell to what extent the list of supernumeraries might have been swelled before the session closes. Senator Switzler declared this morning that ho felt very lonesome. Everybody had recognized Mr, Boyd governor, but the sen- ate had denied him that privilege. He feels better now. The resolution introduced by Sternsdorft relative to newspapers simply confines tho ordors to newspapers published in this state, and does notlimit the number, as stated in the report. The norma: school question is coming up again. A bill has alveady been introduced to establish a school ot Chadron, and the intro- duction of normal school bills will soon be the order of the day. Hepresentative Sherman of Saline is pro- paring a bill, which he will introduce soon, rru\lwhnu for the cumulative system of vot- ng for members of the legislutive It s es- sentially the same law now in force in Illi- nols. ne has introduced a bill requiring pls sin civil cases to file abond for costs before commencing action. The bill is designed to do away with petty cases where the state is gencrally compelled to “‘pay the fiddler.” The vote of Representative of Lancaster enabled the indeperdents to ap- prove the journal of tho joint convention as made up by the elerk, ignoring the fact that Licutouant Governor Meikeljohn presided. The vots stood 51 to 49, The committee on miscellancous subjects, of which Mr. McCuteheon of Boone is chai man, was entirely omitted from the list. This committee is composed of McCutcheon, Stewart, Gunnett, Taylor of Butler, Giftord (rep), Hall (dem), Matthewson (dem). — TWO LOST BABIES, lillan (rep) They Are Found Half Dead in a Va- cant Room in Cincinnati. CrxersNaty, O., Jan, 17.—[Special Telogram toTre Bre.|—A mysterious disappearance of two children oceurred here on Wednesd night last. They were Rachel Fritsch, ag four, and Charles Philips, aged three, Tt parents live in the same building, No. 11 Coltewe street, and the two children were in- separable playmates. Shortly befors noon today the lost children were found in a sec- ond story vacant room over Hart's shoo store on Fifth street, near Vine, only two squares from their home. The door was locked, but was kicked open. There lay the two chil- dren on the floor, flat on their faces, with hands spread out and faintly moaning. The little ones were almost frozen and were etna- ciated from their long fast, fright avd expos- ure. Beneath tho window the wall paper was torn off, showing where they had tried to climb up to call for help. The children could give no explanation of their imprison- ment. - - Asleep Twenty-three Days. EAu Crate, Wis,, Jan. 17.—|Special Tele- gram to Tre I Mrs. Melvina H. White, who has been asleep for twenty-three is still in the same condition at” her home in ‘Wheaton, about nine miles from this city. Mrs. White is about forty years of age. She is attended by two female nurses. The only course of treatment followed has been tho administering of such medicines as were pre- scribed by the doctors and occasionally a little milk. She has become somewhat ema- ciated and is evidently slowly sinking. Pre- vious to the day on which she fell into the state of coma in which she now is, she had been quite weak from general debility and nervous prostra The effort to arouse her with an electric battery was entirely in- effective, producing only a_ slight twitching of the arms. The action of the heart is weak and it is believed that the patient can last but a few days av the most. ks e The Report Will be Favorable, Wasmyaroy, Jan 17.—[Special Telegram to Tnk Bee.]--A favorable report isto be made upon Senator Paddock’s joint resolu- tion providing that theacts for tae sale of the Otoeand Missour: reservation lands in nsas and Nebraska, approved August 15, , and March 3, 1831, shall be so construed as to authorize the secretary of the interior to cause patents to issue toall persons who made entries and purchasea Jands in good faith under either of these acts at the lafl oftico at Beatrice, Neb., but who may not. have strictly complied with all the techuical requirements of the same as to permanent settlement; and provided, further, thatsuch versons compliea in all other respects with the provisions of the act under which such purchases were made. This measure is to be formally acted upon by the senate committee on public lands next week. £ st A tanker Horner on Trial. New York, Jan. 17.—Banker Edward H. Horner, indicted by the grand jury for the southern district of Illinois, on the charge of violating the new postoffice lottery law, was taken before the district courtheve, Horne: counsel argued that their client cannot be ar- rested for a crime committed in Illinows when he is a resident of New York, and_was not in Tllinois at the time the alleged offense was committed. Later Florner was taken before Judgo Brown and his discharge askea for on the ground that the indictments were defective, Decision was reserved and Horner placed under $5,000 bail to await the action of the court. e L Legislation Against Hypnotism. CiNcisNaTi, O., Jan. 17.—Dr. J. W. Pren- dergast, health officer of this city, influenced the authorities to refuse a license to @ lecturer on hypnotism, and his entertain- ments have been stopped. Dr. Prendergast takes tho ground that hypnotism, when ap- lied indiscriminately, is injurious, as it af- ‘ects the mental health of the subjects. Upon his recommendation the council passed an ordinance to make it a misdemeanor to give hypnotic exhibitions. T Working toSecure a Caucus. Wasmixeroy, Jan, 17.-~The republican seun- ators are making an effort to have a caucus Monday night to determine on a further order of procedure, The purpose of the cau- cus will be to make another effort to recon- cile the republican senators who have been in opposition to the elections bill, and even to have so shaped themselves during the last few hours as to warrant_the hope that suc- cess would attend the efforts, e R Seventeen Steamors Icebound. Loxvoy, Jan, 17.--Dispatches from Ger- many state that seventeen steamers, includ- ing the Hamburg-American liner Augusta Victoria, are icebound at Blankenese. I'rom Spain and France come reports of a renewal of the cold weather and snowstorms, _Traftic is interrupted and mail trains are delayed. Several deaths from freezing ave reported in rance. PR e Death of Colonel Lea. ConstoaNa, Tex., Jan. 17.—Colonel Albert M. Lea, aged eighty-four, died here yester- day, Lea, who was a graduato of West Poiut, supervised the surveys of Iowa, Min- nesota, Wisconsin and a large part of the territory west of the Mississipl river. ki LA The Carpet Mill Fire Loss. Prrraperpma, Jun, 17.-~The loss by fire at Dobson’s carpet wills last night can only be nprmxlmuw this morning. Itis thought it will amount to between $1,250,000 and 1,750,000, $1,000,000. On this there is an insurance of B Two Men Burned to Death. Pavses, Mass,, Jan, 17.--The main part of .thedye house of Palmer, Mills & Otis com- pany at Thros Rivers burnod this morning, and two employes, Elijah Frame and Joseph Babcock, perished. 1.oss on the mill, £20,000, A Custom House Clerk Arrosted, Puivaverrai, Jan. 17.—George C. Baker, @ custom house clerk, charged with altering figures in invoices of sugar cousigned to Claus Sprocules i ths city, hias boen ar- res " ——— In a Receiver's Hands. Newauk, N. J., Jan. 17.—The Riley Os- borne manufacturing company, whose line is fancy metal goods, is in the hands of a re- geivor.” Liabil(ios, $350,000; assots loss than . - —— ‘I'ha Cranes and Nonpareils will open the oity laague season. A SESSION OF THIRTY HOURS. Tho United Btates Senate Finally Tires Tt~ eelf Out and Adjourns, WHAT WAS DONE WITH THE ELECTION BILL The House Wastes Valuable Time in Committee of the Whole on the District of Colume« bia Bilk. Wasmxaroy, Jan. 17.—Between 2 and 5:30 a. m. the scoate spent in waiting for a quorum which did not come. At the latter hour the sergeant-at-arms reported in writ- ing the success or failure of his visits to the sonators. One of these reports stated that Senators Berry and Butler were in the cloak room and the former stated that he would come when he got ready and the latter refused to obey the summons. The appearance of Mr, Georgo at 5:45 com- pleted the quorum on call and Mr. Faulkner made another start in bis speoch against the bill, although there were not twenty sena- tors within hearing of his voice. At 6 o'clock Mr.George made another effort owed no quorum present, the senate fouud 1f agaip in the same endless round on which it had been revolying for thelastsix hours, At 7:30 when there fivo democrats on the floor and one re- pub! sey), Mr. Daniel arose and moved adjournment. The move did not suc- ceed, however, for Mr. Casey rushed for and obtained his allies from the cloak room and the motion was declared 10st, After that there was another Tull until 9 when a quornm having appeared, Mr, Faul ner proceeded with his romarks. Ho con- cluded at 10:30, having held the floor for almost twelve hours. Mr. Stewart has given uotlce of a motion to recommit the clections bill, with instruc- tions to the committeo to xeport it back with provisions for the election of members of congress on days when no other ¢lections are held in the several states. Mr, Vest demanded a_yeaand nay vote on Mr. Faulkner's amendment, which elimi- nates from the bill such features as color in | judicial functions upon canyassing boards, The matter wentover forthe presout, and Mr. Vest argued in favor of the proposed amendment providing that cireuit courts shall appoint two chief suj tions for each judicial distr and not of the $ame political party. He said that the democrats would exhaust every par- liamentary method to defeat the bill. The question recurring on Mr. Vest's amendment, Mr, Hoar moved to table it. Agreed to—Yeas 32, nays 25. On motion of Mr. Faulkner an_amendment was adopted striking out the clause giving the supervisor of elections power to transfer any superviser from service in ouc part of a coigressional district to unother part of the same district. Mr. Woleott moved to amend the bill by providing that any person falsely claiming to b & citizen of the United States, or to be a resident or qualified voter in any application shall be punished by confinement not more than two years. or by a fine of not more than $1,000, or both fine and imprisonment. Agreed to. Mr. Hoar moved to table Mr. Vest's amend- ment. Agreed to—yeas, 33; nays, 25, Mr. Reagan offered an amendment, to come in at the end of section 8, providing that the hief supervisor shall keep petitions and the 5ts of names appended to them open for in- spection and examination by citizens at all reasonable hours, Mr. Hoar moved that the reso- lution be laid on the table, and the result being a tie—yeas, 30; nays, 40 —the vice president voted aye, and Mr. Rea- gan’s resolution was laid on”the table. The cepublicans voting nay were Messrs, Quay, Stewart, Teller and Wolcott. The following were paired: Chandler and Blodgett, Petti- grew and Call, Dolph and Colquitt, Blair an George, Pierce and Gibson, Piumb and Vest. Mr. Vest moved to add to section 5 the words *“And shall be swori to the same.’” Mr. Hoar aruged that Mr. Vance’s amend- ment should be agreed . Mr. Voorhees gave notice of an amendment vroviding that an application and the names signed thereto shall be published in at least two newspapers of opposite politics in each congressional district every day for one week preceding tho election. Mr. Hoar moved that the first of the com- mitteo amencments—to strike out of section 23 the words, “‘returns of house-to-house can- vass.” Agreed to. Mr. Mor, offered a resolution (agreed to) calling on tho secretary of the treasur, copies of the accounts of John I Davenport and the circuit court commissioner from 1856 to 1800, Mr. Aldrich gave notice that on Tuesday next he would ask the senate to proceed to the consideration of the resolution to change the rules of the senate, Other amendments offered by Mr. Hoar wore agreed to without opposition, including one increasing from three to four the num- ber of supervisors of eiection in each district, The bill was then laid aside informally and the senate at 6 o'clock adjourned till Monday atll a m., after & continuous session of thirty hours. House. WasiiNGToy, Jan. 17.—The house went into committes of the whole on the District of Columbia appropriation- bill. A long dis- cussion, foreign to the bill, ensued. Mr. Richardson of Tennesses sent up a number of clippings from Ohio newspapers reporting outrages upon negroes in Ohio. Mr. Grosvenov said the outrages occurred in strongly democratic districts. ‘Tho de- bate continued at soms length and pending the disposition of the bill the committee rose and the house adjourned. U it A BIG LXTTLE CELESTIAL ‘Wong Hoy Amuses Himself with the Chinese Giant, Lee Yen. New YORK, Jan, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.] —The sports of Chinatown have received a set-back. When it was announced last week in Chinese sporting circles that a match had been arranged between little Wong Hoy and the giant, Leo Yen, to fight to a finish, according to approved Chinese methods, the sports all had, or thoucht they had, a sure thing. They backed Lee Yen to aman. Wong Hoy operates a laundry at Hartford, Conn. He weighs but 120 pounds and stands ) feet 5 inches in his stocking feet. Wong Hoy prides himself on his ath- letic pow and paid frequent visits to this city in the hope of finding an antagonist will- ing to meet him in the prize ring. As a re- sult his countrymen fought shy of his pro- posals. When ~Yen, however, “wafted his giant figure among the celestial sports they Were happy. Here was u man wio would soon wipe the boastful Wong fi oft the face of the earth, Leeis 6 feet 2 inches tall aud weighs 22 pounds. The fight camo off in a stove on Pell street, all the Chinese sports being present. “Hi yah! " exclaimed the referes, and then the fight began. The giant reached out for the little fellow, but the latter was not there. Iu a flash he had dived between the giant's legs. Then came an upward heave and the fant lay sprawling upon the fioor. This was Wong's opportunity. With wonderful quick- ness he had delivered his prostrato foe a kick in the stomach then be jumped up and came down with both feet upon Lee's head, jam. ming the latter's faco into the boards and causing the blood to flow lively, Thelittle fellow was everywhere at once and as for the girant, hie simply “was not in it.” . In less than four minutes he was gouged and pounded into insensibility, whereunon the fight was given to Wong. Wong still in- sists that he “can lick any Chinaman living," and would like to hear from other giants, i Samoa's Chief Justide Arrives. Aria, Samoa (via San Francisco), Jan, 17, —The long expected chiof justice of Samoa, Mr. Cedercrantz, arrived on the steamship Alameda December 80, much to the satisfac- tion of the foreign residents, who hope that tloestablishment of the supreme covrt pro- wvided for in the treaty will inaugurate an era of state government. One of the crew of the United States steamer Iroquols is under arrest on suspicion of having murdered Scaman Powell, cos: swaiu of the captain’s gig. The men-playel cards ashoro oo night and Barron returned at 1 o'cloek In the morning. Two days later the mutilated body of Powell was found in the bay. wiILL \Vums’rml& an, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tur B Well informed republicans have no apprehension whatever that a sitver bill of any chmracter will be reported from the committoe to the house while there is an investigation pending mto the charge that cortain republican senators who aro inter- ested in the al i silver bullion pool pro- cured the ado, u of a free coinage bill in the senate for Personal reasons and with mer- cenary motives. It would ill become a repub- lican house to take action upon a free coinage bill before this charge is determined, and should it be sustained arepublican house could not afford to pass a free coinage meas- ure even though ail of its members favored the principles the measure involved. It is therefore likely that the house committee on coinage, weights and me under serfous consideration th till & report is mado by the silver pool inves- tigating committeo, This may not bo undor some weeks and there remain but six weeks of this congress beyond next Wednesday. As stated heretofore in these d ispatches, t house, if it passes any kind of silver bill, ' will not adopt the one passed by the sonata, and ultimately a conferenco committee will be asked to settio the dispute. It is not at all probable that Vice President Morton and Speaker Reed, who are both opposed to free coinage, would appoint conferees who would agree to an un- limited coinage bill, so it becomes more and more “apparent every day that if thereis legislation upon the suvject it will bo free coinage for American silver only. The re- publizans who aro urgine unlimited coinago are largely made up from two classes—those who believe thoy can place the president in an embarrassing situation by being presented with a free, unlimited coinage bill, and those who want to cause a_temporary flurry in the bullion market and unload their holdings when the prices are up. Tho indications are that both classes will be disappointed. gl i emrin A MULTIPLEX CUTICLE. It Will Clothe the Muscles of Sir Knight Dickerson. Crioao, Jan, 17.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—A remarkable operation will take place at the Emergency hospital, 194 Superior street, tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock. One hundred and fifty men, beside tho patient and doctors, will take part in it. Sir Knight Dickerson, recorder of St. Barnard com- mandery, No. 85, has been afitcted with car- cinome, a specie of cancer which spread over a large portion of the underlying tissues of the back and right hi s been entirely removed by the surgeon’s knife but there re- mains in its place a bare surface measuring about 144 square iuches, Grafting skin from the lower animals has been tried and failed. Now nothing remains that can be done but to graft skin, The commander has issued a lengthy circular calling on the members of the order to contribute the necessary human integnment to cover this space and tomorrow morning at the time stated the commandery members, including volinteers for the opera- tion. will meet at tho commandery asylum on Kinzie street before the operation and visit the hospital in squads of fifty, until tho operation is dene, Grafts will be taken from the floxor side of the left arm where the skin nd well nonrished. This point has cted also for the reason that there are fow sensory nerves in tho skin and there- fore the pain of the operation will be reduced toa minimum. ' Each man will be expected to contribute about one incn of skin. The doctor in charze gives the assurance that the operavion will succeed and that the disease will in all probability never return, = - A REFUBLICAN ADVANTAGE Itis Explained by Chairman Jones of the Illinois State Committee, Cmicago, Jan, A7 <[Special Teiegram to Tie Bee.]-Chaknan Jones of the statesre- publican committéz isin Chicago for a rest. He is reported as saying that nobody can tell how the alliance men in the legislature will vote, but he doubts ifall of the three will support either ex-Governor Oglesby or tho democratic nominee. “They are much more likely to select several alliance men and then ask one of the two leading parties to take up one of the men as a candidate. The republi- cans have had no negotiations with them thus far, but there is no telling what may be done. Oglesby is our candidate, but the com- mittea has the power to retire him if it should be found impossibleso elect him and take up some one whom we can elect. The democrats can’t do this with Palmer because their committee has no such power of dis- placement.” s el SRR GHRADERS RAMPANT. They Make an Effort to Capture an KElkhorn Train. Drapwoon, S. D., Jan. 17.—[Special Tele- gram toTne Ben.]—Today an unsuccossful effort, unsuccessful because of a lack of or- ganization, was made by a large crowd of railroad graders on a strike, to take posses- sion of the east bound passenger train of the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley aud they were only prevented by the presence of the sheriff with a large number of deputics, who had taken possession of the platforms of the cars and thus kept the strikers off. The trouble grew out of a refusal of the company 1o issue transportation to the graders which, as they claim, was stipulated in their con- tract of work'on_the road, returning them to the point of employment. ~The strikers aro still in the city and deciare that an effort to- morrow evening will be successful. BT ART e Army Promotions. W ASHINGT0Y, Jan, 17.—[Special Telogram to Tue Ber.]—By direction of tho secretary of warand under the provisions of section 2 of the act of congress approved October 1, 1890, the following assignments of ofiicers of cavalry and infantry (recently promoted) are ordered: Captain Henry H. Wright (pro- moted from first, lieutenant, Ninth cavalry) to the Ninth cavalry, troop K, to date from De- cemoer 12, 1400, vice Parier, deceased; First Licutenant William H. Baldwin (promoted from second lieutenant, Seventh cavalry) to the Ninth cavalry, troop K., to date from De- comber 12, 1590, vice Wright, promoted. Licutenant' Baldwin will continue on duty with the Seventh cavalry as temporarily at- tached thereto until furtner orders, Cantain Horace B. Tarson (promoted from first lieu- tenant Second infantry) to the Second in fantry, company 1/ to date from Decembor 1590, Vice Mills, deceased. e 1t Fails to Fly. Cmicaco, Jan. | 17—(Special Telogram to Tae Ber.1—The rovolution in acrial naviga- tion scheduled to take place in the exposition building today did, not materialize. Tho great air ship, said to have been evolved at Mount Carmel from a judicious combination of hydrogen gas, altthinum and some brain tissue contributed by a gentleman named Pennington did not arrive here, although the public had been informed that it was shipped from the home of the inventor Iast night, There is an alleged hir ship now on exnioi- tion at one of the dime museums, along with some ex-oceupants of Joliet prison and other curios, but this airewip is no_more like the ono which Penningten promised the world than a sausage i3 like a football. fa b Sdiinlein Kent Hns & Wife. Arcmsoy, Kan., Jan. 10.—[Special Tele- gram to Tire Bus.)—Mr. Charles Kent, who is playing with the Clemenceau Case com- pany, which gave a performance here to- night, is very much annoyed by the Associa- ted press dispateh which appeared in the pa- pers this morning that Miss Lillian Queen, who died in Chicago recently, was on her way toSan Franeisco to marry bim, Mr. Kent, being aiready a married mam, his em barrassment is readily understood. Mr. Kent was formerly with £ol Smith Russell, s was plso Miss Queen. Upon hesring that the Indy was sick in a Chicago hospital, he tele- graphed her §25, which s all thero is u the Associated press story. INTENT T0 COMMIT MURDER. The Obarge Now Staring Young Patrick Ford in the Face. HIS HEARING SET FOR JANUARY 30. William Devaney's Life Hanging by a Thread-Gamblers Raided by the Police and Thirty Ar- rests Made. “Patrick Ford, jr.—shooting with intent to commit murder,” That 1s the way the police register reads since young Ford, who shot Devaney Friday night, has been taken to the county jail and N8 hearing in police court s post- poned until January 80. The hearing has been postponed to await the result of Dovaney's injury, Yesterday afternoon at 4:30 young Ford, along with soveral other jail birds, was taken totho county jail and as he is an ugly man to han- dlo the jailer ordered the handeuffs put on him. This aroused Ford's bitter denunci tion and he proceeded to swear at and villify everybody about the jail. Patrick Ford, sr., visited the jail to see his wayward son. 'He was vory much affected and tears were seen to trickle down his ruddy choelks, “Why don’'t you bring me something to eat,” said the young man to his father. I can’t eat the grub they give me in here.” *“You ought never to have got in h think you get about as £ lied Patrick Ford, sr. What did you come down here for? ro- torted the son, looking at his father savagely. “Why didn't you st: at Lincoln. You needn't talk any more, You cau go to h—l for all I care,” When the patrol reached the county jail young Ford broke out in anothar paroxysm of profanity because he had been compelled to wear handcufts, He seemed as utterly in- different to impending punishment as though he were the most innocent man in Douglas county. He has retained Hon. M. V., Gannon s attorngy. Judge Helsley refused to rmit young Ford to furnish bail for his re- ase. ‘He will bave to stay in_jail until he has a preliminary hearing at all events. William Dovatiey, the man who was shot by KFord on F'riday night, is still alive, but is lingering on the borderland of the unknown world. Some shreds of cotton and woolen 00ds that were carried in by the bullet were ken from the wound last night. Small bits of the underclothing were carried almost _entirely through the body. It is more than probable that particles of the cloth may be lodged in the lungs or in the parts of the body which were pierced by the bullet, and this will aggr e the wound and make the injured man’s recovery even more doubtful and difficult than it would have been with only a cls bullet wound. A STOUKMAN'S DEATH, He is Asphyxiated in His Room at the Merchants, Another victim of asphyxiation by gas was reported from the Merchants hotel yesterduy morning. iday night a man registered as “G. A. Carlsten, Oakland,” and asked to be shown a room, paying in advance for the same. He rued to a room and the porter claims that he turned off the gas, as is his custom, after the guest had retired. About 6 o'clock yesterday of gas was noticed and was traced to the room occupied by Carlsten, One of the employes ot the house entered the room through the transom and found the gas turned on full and the room tightly closed. The mau was lying in bed upon his baclk, with the bedelothes drawn over him. The body was cold, showing that life had been extinet some time. The gas jet was a single burner chandelier, pendant from the ceiling and hung over thé 100t of the bed. The victim wasa Dane, about thirty-five years of age, 5 feet S inches tall, weighed aboutone hundred and fifty pounds, sandy hair and mustache, with about a week's growth of beard. When found he was at- tired in & blue checked shirtand brown jeans drawers. Beside the bed was a pair of “dark pauts, congress shoes and overshoes, On a small stand beside the bed werea dark blue double-breasted reefing jacket and vest to mateh, Anopen-faced gold watch and gold chain were attached to the vest. n the man's pocket was found a paper which established both his identity and his bus It was a receipt from the railrond showing that Carlsten had started from Ouak- land, Burt county, Eriday,in charge of a load of hive stock to A, Beckman & Co. of Oakland and destined to South Omaha. Numerous other articles were found in the pockets of the clothing, amoag them a memorandum of things to be pur- chased for the family at home. “Cheap 5, for Mabel,” teaded this g that he bad alittlo daughter at home. Among other articles were: | Checked gingham, calico, pie plates, cups, saucers and glasses, and “No, 36 wrap or clouk,’ evi- dently for the wife, A bib for, the baby s0 among the articles which ho was to purchase for the loved ones at home, In a purse in one of the pockets was $21.50 in bills and silver, a draft for £5, a 32-calibro revolver, loaded, knife, keys, ote. The body was removed to Maul’s under- taking rooms, where the coroner summoned ajury at 7 o'cleck last night and viewed the remains and the room where Carlsten was found dead. The night clerk and the porter at the Merchants were called as witnesses, and stated that Carlsten had been assigmed a room, and about 9:30 the porter showed him up. The porter further stated thot he had asked Carlsten if he understood the use of was and how to turn out the light. He saig he did not, but if the porter would show him he could handle it all right. The porter then showed him how to turn_out the light and u'»fld him to be sure that he left the gas shut off. About 6 morning the smell the porter said he smelled gas in the hall, and pushing open the transom whero Carl- sten slept he discovered that the room was filled with the suffocating fluid. He called tne clerk and they broke in the door, finding Carlsten lying across the bed dead. The jury returncd a verdict in ac with the evidence, to the effect that Carlsten came to his death from suffocation caused by illuminating gas which he accidentally turned on and inhaled in room 83 in the Merchants hotel Soveral of the relatives and friends of the deceased arrived from Oakland on the 9:15 train Iast night to take charge of the remains. The deceased was & member of camp 907, Modern Woodmen of America, Ho leaves a wife apd ono child. Those who came in from Oakland last night to take charge of tho remmins wero John Carlsten, father of the decased ; Mr. A. Beck- man, banker of Oakland, aud K. N.” Rock, a merchant of the village Mr. Beckman said that the deceased was an honest, hard yorking farmer who never indulged in any sort of dissipation. He had come to Omaha with several car loads of cattle which Mr. Beckman was markel Carlsten had traveled a good d slept many times in rooms where gas was uscd, but the cause of his death is believed to have been purely accidental, for his friends can think of no reason why he should take his own life. o'clock RAIDED THE GAMELERS. Thirty Men Gathered in from one Joint Last Night, Tne Omaha police force made an aggres- sive and very successful detour upon the gamblers last night. Chief Seavey gave instructions for a gen- eral movement ail along the line, and Captain Mostyn sent out five detachments ot officers and made an attack upon the jungles where the “‘tiger” is supposc to lurk. In the first company wero Captain Mostyn and Officers Cook and Hayes; in the second, Oficors H. P. Hwe, Harrvigan and Ellis; in the third, Sergeant Whalen, Officers O'Goorman and Russell; in the fourth, Sergeant Sigwart, Ofticers Haze, Wilben and Enright; in the fifth, Oficers Keyser, Hurns, Boyle and Walker. T'he first division went to Billy Hawley's, at 1211 Douglus street; the second to Horn- berger’s, on Douglas street, near Fourteenth; the third to Foley's, at 1412 Douglas street; the fourth to the Diamond, and the fifth to the Turd, at 1306 Douglas street. The second, third, fourth and fifth detachments of oficers faled to find anything disorderly unlawful in” the placos but the first detachment. which wont to Billy Haw- ley's place, caught gamblers enough to make up for all the rest. Inthe roomsover the rear of Hawloy's place the officers found thirty men sitting around the poker tables, They were caught in the actof gambling. omo were dealing out the chips and others were planking down tho stakes, Those who wers not actively engaged about the tables Wwero stanging around catching odd bets, A peck of chips and about $15 in ch ro found on the tables and fn the drawers, he devices were taken to the station, ana the thirty men were alt lodged in juil. ' Fol- lowing are the names given by the gamblors when searched by the jailer: ~ F. Wagner, I. K.V . James Barker, P. Larsen, H. los - Smith, Chatl dwards, ms, S. P. Morrison, Mike Douglas, Wilson, James Bohn, General Rit m Auderson, Burton, N oran, John M, v reen, W, Daily, , Georgo Webb, 'S, Youn Badger, J 3 v and Harry Stockman, Thero were lively times at the station when the sports arrived ne jailor's desk was soon covered with gold watches, diamond pins and o ral of the men 'were re- d after having sent to Judgo Helsley for 'mission to furnish bail and cash security for their appearance, 1L CHILD, A Remarkable Monstrosity Born In a Minnesota Tow, Cuarmay, Minn., Jan, 17 gram to Tur Bee.]—-Mrs, Sarah A, Morris, a respectable Koglish woman of Boone Bridge Wright county, has given birth to the most remarkablo monstrosity ever heard of in this part of Minuesota, The people who have visited the houso call it the devil. The mother, when she saw it, went into hys- tevies and has been sent to the asylum at St. Peterin a hopeless state of lunacy. The child-devil was born four weeks ago and has developed so rapidly t two pounds. Its disy something wonderful and of ordinary children from twelve to eightoen months of age. Its body is covered thickly with auburn hair, about two inches long, It has two horns, a tail like that of a cat and feet which are partly like those of a man and partly like those of ‘a dog. The birth of the phenomenon is due, according to members of the Morris family, to a trivial ocourrenco some time in Novemmber, when a book agent appeared at the house selling Catholic bibles. Mrs, Morris formed a violent dislike to the man and ordered him out, of the house, tell- ing him she would as soon have the devil in the houseas a bible, The agent accused her of blasphemy and said dramatically as she hustled him out of the door, “I will send you a devil to plague you.” |Special Telo- :nce 18 exceods: that A C Kanwas Legislators Do Not Agree on the Matter of Exprnse. Torpka, Kan, Jan. 17.—[Special gram to Tie Bee.]—Neither branch of the logislature accomplished much today. The lower hout ks got lost early in tho day, and the chief clerk announced that neither members nor correspondents could see the new bills until he got things straightened out. Three bills were lost and a duplicate copy of a concurrent resolution had to be obtained from the senate, The alliance: members are disposed to give their officers every opportunity, and no com- plaint was made. The lower house ad- Journed at noon until Monday afternoon, ostensibly to give the committees time to work, but in reality to caucus on state printer and Unitéd States_senator. The alliance mem- bers are growing suspicious of each other and A& number ot democratic-alliance men are holding out to have a United States senator chosen from their ks. Senator Ingalls and wife are oxpected hero tormorrow, to remain until after the senator- stip is disposed of, Tho senate wrestled all day with a bill fix- ing the salavies of state officers. The two houses will clash on this bill as on many oth- ers relating to expenditures. About three hundred bills have alrcady been introduced in the lower house. —_——— Information for Land Settlers. WasimiNaroy, Jan, 17.--TSpecial Tele- gram to Tue Bre. Settlers in portions of Nebraska, lowa and South Dakota are writ- ing numerous letters to their representatives in congress, asking their influence to sccurs extensions of time of payment tosettlers who have met with misfortunes in various ways. Congress at its last session adopted a joiut resolution, which became alaw in September last, covering these cases oxactly. It is as follows: “Whenever it shall appear by tho filing of such evidence in the ofMices of any register and receiver as shall be preseribed by the secretary of the interior that any settler on the pudlic lands by reason of @ fallire of crops, for which he is in no wise responsible, is unable to make the payment on his homestead or pre-emption claim required by law, the com missioner of tne general land office’is hereh authorized to extend the time for such p ment for not exceeding one year from the date when the same becomes due.’ -~ China Moriifies Russia. Loxpox, Jan, 17.—[Special Cablegram to Tue Bee.|-A St. Petersburg dispatch says that the refusal of the viceroy of Kiang Soo rd a ceremoni ception to the czaro- z bas produced a painful impression in the highest Russian circles. Russia has lately been meking extraordinary efforts to bring China within the commercial and political rcachof the Russian empire, and the attitude of the viceroy is believed to be inspired by antagonistic foreign influences at *Shanghai and is especially morttyin exhibiting to the world how little the Chinese care for the Russians, Telo- - Captain Pierce Makes a Hequlsition, WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.—Captain Pierce, act- ing Indian agent at Pine Rid; has made a requisition upon the Indian burcau for sup- plies necessary to continue the issue of full ations up to June 90, 1501, under the pro- isi € the treaty. The estimate calls for pouuds of beef, gross; 13,761 pounds of ‘coffee, net; 15,204 pounds of sugar, net. Captain Picrce is of the opinion that his beef estimate will probably have to be_increased by 50 per cent owing to the difference in waight of cattlo now as compared with their weight when received last October, —— Ranm Inguiry to be Resumed. W asnixatox, Jan. 17.—The house commit- toe investigating the charges against Com- missioner Raum met today and decided to re- sume the examination of witnesses Monday. The committee also authorized a demand for the production of certain books, etc., of the Columbia refrigerator company, a subordi- nate concern of the Universal refrigorator company. An Omnibus In fian Bill. WasniNGToN, Jan. 17.— Representative Per- kins of Kansas today introduced an omnibus ilt to ratify the agreemonts with the Coeur yAlene lidians in Idaho, tho Sisseton, Wahpeton and Sioux Indians in Dakota, the citizen band of Pottawatamies and the ab- sentee Shawnees and Cheyenne and Arapi- hoe tribes in Oklahoma territory, bl President Dillon on the Stand. Wasiixaros, Jan, 17.--Sidney Dillon, pres- identof the Union Pacific railroad company, made a statement to the senate committee on Pacific roads today in support of the plan for the settlement of the debt of that company 10 the government proposed at the last meeting by Mr. Wilson. Sl R Not Authorized to Present It, Sr, Prreiswure, Jan, 17.=The fmperial commission has returned the London memor- ial in behalf of Russian Jews addressed to the czar with a copmmunication for the mayor of Loudon stating that the commission is not authorized to present such memorials to the czar. —_— Dusiness Troubles, SUsQUERANNA, Pa., Jan. 17.—The extensi lumbering firm of Quinn & Sherman of Star- rucea, Pa., is financially embarrassed, Lia- bilities beavy. THE WORLD'S FAIR. Report of the Congressional Sub. Committes Presented. Wasmixaroy, Jan, 17.—Reprosentative ndler of Massachusotts, chairman of the solect committeo on the world’'s fair, today presented to the house the report of the sub- committee that wont to Chicago to examine intothe condition of matters there in rela- tionto the world's fair. The report say: thatin the expenditure of public money the powers assumed by the world’s Columbian commission produced confuslon as well as caused unnecessary expendituro of puolio money which had boen intendod by congress to pay the expenses of the government exhivit and not to pay oxcossive salaries to ofticers of the commission. Provision, the report says, had been made to pay the prosi- dent, secretary and director general annual salaries of £12,000, £10,000 and $15,00 respec- tively and also £2,000 to the “vice chairman of the exccutive committee,”” These salaries, in the opinion of the committee, are exces and sbould not be continued, E ex pense has also boen incurred in the appo ment of such a largo numbor as women on the board of lady managers and the calling together of the board when the duties which will devolyve upon it wero not ready for its attention. The x'«-\xu says “Your commtteo is of the decided opinion that the fair cannot well bo conducted to a successful termination under the dual man- agement which is now in operation in conss quence of the construction placed upon the law by the world’s Columbian commission Tne commission has exceeded its powers by the appointment of oficers and committees to conduct, the manngement of tho fair in its executivo details, which, in our interprota- tion of the law, belongs entirely to tho world's Columbian exposition and iis ofticers. The commission wias given o quasi veto poyssm—s: and not that of taking charge of ns for the fair. mission 18 houo the conclusion 18 r nable that their re not inte to be exact continuous, so that th would interfor with their priva The duties of the commission aflirn ive and ne internation: the execu- rom tho f ary and without national and continuous.”” The in the preparation of the hibit is as great s could be work of the government, board of taken tangible and satisfactory tion is made of the allotments of the govern ment appropriation, and the committee believes that the exhibit of the government as prepared by the board will not suffer by comparison with that of any fo nation. In order to carry out the suggestions of the report—to place the whole enterprise on a more solid footing and carry out the evidont intention of congress—thé committee sub- mits u joint resolution directing the secrotar Fovernment oxpected and ox | the well known typa founder of | ere tday of Brighs disease. of the treasury not to approve the payment of any expense attendant upon the meeting of the national commission or*board of lady managers except such mecting as may be called at the time of the dedication and opening of the fair, nor approve any payment attendant upon the meeting of the executiv committee, commissioners or lady managoers, oxcept such meetings as may be | oftencr than once in six months; provi for a reduction in the s of the pre the onal commission to not exceed chairman of the ex 5 to the pri rs not 0 ex- y of the treasury shall not approve any expenses of the national eommission or ady managers other than those above men- foned which shail amount to more than $10, 1 the aggregato, The resolu- es $300,000 for tho fiscal yoar or the _seloetion, pri of proper pe ornment exnib opinion that tho di ployes shoutd be paid from the expesition fuuids and not from the government appro- priation. The report says it is not the inten- tion to recommend an inereuse in the amount of money pledged by the government for the government exhibit, but it does feel that lavger proportion than was originally con- templated should be mado availuble 1mmedi- ately, The time of preparation is limited and ‘the funds are needed at once. s g SILVER FPOOL INVESTIGATION. ons, otc The committee ren Beginning of the Inquiry by the House special Committee, WasiiNaron, Jan, 17.—The house silver pool investigation committee began its in- quiry this morning. W. K. Stevens, prine pal Washington correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, wh papor first printed the charges of a congrossional silyer pool, was the first witness, Witness had an intervi hJ. A, Owenby, in which the statements given in the paper wero made. Could not locate Owenby exactly, but he was managing the Silver Reef mine in Utah and could, witness thought, be ched without dificulty. Witness had no personal knowls edge of any senator or representative Iu:‘m:/’ engaged in the silver po: 1d never heard any member say with regard to his own_connection Owenby men- tioned some names which witness left out in writing. Ilis poersonal knowl the conduct of and repr went only to the extent of an inte Stovens had & conversation with Colony Joseph K. Ricl ilton, Mo. Rickey d be bought silyer while the legislation was pending and made some money, but not nearly so much as reported. Witness could uot say whether or not Rickey statod that ho hought silver 1 connection with others or us a private speculator: Rowell asked if Rickey was a lobbyist. Stevens—He seews to have a gro business about the capitol. 1d exactly what it is. He is a banlke names of David T. Little and ex-Lr Tanuner of Illinois we out as having—on h ny timony—some connection with the speculation. Witness bad a convi with Senator Stewart which, in opinion, was confirmatory of ‘some of the statements made to him. Senator Stewart suid he was not personally -connecte th the siver speculation, and wit added : “Butlunderstood him to have I knowl- edge of other people being connected with it Owenby said that pendingsilver legi tion, agents of New York baukers, brok and ‘silver dealers were in the habit of com- ing to Washington and haviag conferences and directing the plans of the lobby. Owenby had given witness a number of names of per- ons whom he said had been assisting | ation. Witness could not recall all, but would produce them if he could find them. Among tho names mentioned Newlands, who bought ex-Presic and’s country place, and H. B. Parsons of Fargo & Co, The investigation was then ed toward the couversations with Rickey. Names wero omitted. Refernce was made by Rickey to resolution introduced by a vepreseniative asking what he was after, and adding that mith, journal clevk of the house, said to him (Rickey): “Your friend (mentioning a sena- tor) is going 1o get into trouble in conection with the silver pool.” Then Rickey went on to say why he kuew his friend was not in_ it. Owenby had complained to ~witness that those with whom he was associated in tho speculation had robbed him. Witness would not like to give names. Ho understood from Owenby that thore was a number of diffe groups inte ilver speculation. comprised eight or t and work cther for the pu focting tho 1ost orable legislation possible. The question of requiring. witness to give names went over for the present, George H Apperson, another correspond- ent of the ¢ sstified much o the sume exten ¥ had told him that thero was 4 sil pool and witness undor- sL0od it to be still Iu existon Adjourued. - Dew i Pienne, 8. D., Jan, 17.—([Special Telegram to Tur Ber,]—The republicans will caucus on a candidate for senator tomorrow night, Moody will undoubtedly be chosen. The in- depeudents will probably go to vote without caucus to give their candidate a chance aud sottle on one later. Crose, republicau-inde- pendent, and Hardin, democrat-independont, seein 0 be in the lead, The dems ts are more confident of finally electing Tripp than ever. They are doing fine work und seem to be carrying every ..u!'m 50 far. - The Death Roll, Los Axorues, Cala,, Jan, 17.—A. . Luss, fcago, diod al of not know Tho asurer .., brought tos- silver