Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BERE; SATURDAY, In reprosentative hall this evening to con- sider matters relating o tho reiiof of west- orn settlers, One came from Rev. Luther P, Ludden, secrotary of the state relief com: mittee, and the other from 8. M. Elder, speaker of the house. The meeting will fnformal. ‘The senate took no action on tho inyitations The chair announ enators Stevens, Hill, Eggleston, Mattes and Woods a8 the commitiees to Investigate the matiar of fees and suiaries allowed officials in this state and report on th ity of reducing such allowancees. On recommendation of its committees the senate killed Randail's bill providing that the buyer of # promissory nos must take subject to any de at might have been made against the original holder; also Dysart's bill making it the duty of grand juries to indict usurers; also Randalt's bill to make 1L a misdemeanor fo to undervalue teal estate; also Poyuter's bill for the relocation of county seats. The committees recommended the passago of Stevens' bill to incrense the salaries of county attorneys in counties of smatl popula: tion: alse Keiper's bill for a state officer to examinethe accounts of county treasurers; also Beck’s bill to compel railronds to main: tain crossings: also Chrisiofferson’s bill relative to homestead associgtions; also tho merorial urging the foreclosure of the gov- ermment mortgago on the Union Pacific ator Dysart offered the following 4 committes ap: nd 0SS0 was punber of clerks I du ent tinmo I s wis appotnted to aseertain the nunibe: polnted to see If Lhis report is corroct the unnecessary clerks and vmployes be dis: char The sugeestion or resolution was adopted “The ehair announced that tho committes re- ferred to was o temporary body, and Senator Switzler introduced another resolution : hat the secretary furnish the of the employes, who employed the salary each ro andthe date of syment Aresolution by Dysart to discharge all pages but four was laid over on objection of enator Moore. Senator Poynter introduced another bill on the relocation of county seats The senate finally passed Switzler's bill to relieve the supreno court from writing out opinions ou points that have been settied in provious cases. Also Randall's bill requiring county clerks to account, for fees for making tax lists, Also the memoriai to congress asking $1,000,000 for the drouth sufferers Mattes and Switzler voted againstit. APTERNOON SESSI0 The senate went into committee of the whoie and approved the following bills: By Beck—Requiring railroads to maintain crossings on all highways. By Dysart—To enable owners of associate, issue bonds and borrow thereon By Brown—Authorizing supervisors in counties under township organization to divide any township into two or more eleetion districts, A letier was recoived from the secretary of stute, stating that there were but ffteen copies of the statutesof 18%0 in print, and that it would take two weeks to fill tho bal- ance of the senate's order. Senator Switzler raised the point that it the book was out of print it might cost a large sum fo getthe other eighte pies, Ho therefore moved that the s quire as to the probable cost before having the order filled and report to the senate, Adjourned until mornin for Brown, land to money LEGI. ATIVE ENPLOYES, The Number €aid to Already Far Ex- ceed the Limit, Lixcory, Nob., Jan, 80.—(Special to Tz Bie. |—Tho upper houso of this roform legis- lature seems to have followed the example of its extravagant predecessors in appointing a horde of clerks and employes, many of them with little to do but draw thoir generous salaries. Two years ago the senato had 111 employes on its pay roll, and the legislature passed a law limiting the number in tho future to sixty-six. Already, if reports are true, the senate has exceeded the legul imit, Senator Dysart openly charges that there aro seven- ty-five employes and he has instituted an in- vestigation. He says he went to the room of the committee on enrolled and engrossed bills and there found twelve clerks sitting about and doing vothing, Five of these were ap- pointed early in the session, and have had next to nothing to do, for up to date, only seven short bills have been engrossed, The other seven clerks have been put on the pay roll in some mysterious manner during the past week. Senator Kooutz was chairman of a commit- tee on employes, and his listshows only sixty- four. He was absent several days, and it is charged that the adaitions were made during that time. We will probably have an author- itatwve report of the number of employes from the Secretary tomorrow. Incidentally it may be remarked that some of the senators may have been moved tomake this inyestigation because they have not had their share of thespoils. Tliere were sixty- six places and eighteen independent senators, The honorable geutlemen decided in caucus that they would appoint employesin rotation. This arrangement. would give twelve sen- ators four appointments each and six sen- ators three each. Some of the honorable gen- tlemen have not secured the number of plums they were entited w under this arrangement, and, in the language of the day, they are “kicking.” Senator Dysart himself ‘should have had three or four places to fill, and he had willing cou- stituents bere to take thewm. He scems to have been juggled out of a part of his per- quisites, for he has only been able to find places for two patriots.” Of course he is “'kicking,”” and so are a pumber other gentle- men who failed to got tho number of posi- tions alloted to them. Stockyards’ Charges. LivcoLy, Neb., Jan. 50.—[Special to Trg .]-~The bill introduced in the house by Ropresentative Hinkle, No. #5; is attracting attention throughout the state. It issup- posed 10 be iu the interest of the stock rais- ersof the state, and assalls some of the chargos demanded for the handling of stock by stockyard corporations and commission men. Under the provisions of this act tho following prices are demanded : For yardiug and weighing cattle, 10 cents yer heid; hogs, 4 cents; sheep, 3 conts, It is declared unlawful for the owners or proprictors of any stockyards within this state to charge a greater price for grains and lny than the following: For corn, oats, hay and all other grains double the market price in the village or city in which the stockyards are located It is also made uulawful for the proprietors of any stockyards to deliver at the rate of less than 2,000 pounds as a ton of hay and less than seventy Jounds of ‘eorn iu the car per bushel aud Jess than fiftysix pounds of shotled corn for a bushel, 1t is also made unlawful for the propristors of any stockyards to probibit the owners of any dead stock in such yards from selling to any person or persons to. whom the owners may desive to sell the safhe 1t is also made unlawful for commission men to charge greater than the following prices per cur for the sale of stock out of the yard Cuttle, § por car; hogs, &; sheep, $4, For the tirst violation of auy of these pro- visions a fineof $100 may bo imposed; for the second offense a fine of not less than' §100 nor more thau §200; fora third offense not less than §200 nor more than 500, The advocates of the bill claim that for yarding and weighing the following is now chavged: Cattle, 25 cents per head; hogs, 8 conts: sheop, & per car; that bay, whict costs about & per ton, is furnished them at the rate of about $1 for sixty pounds, or at profit of - nearly 500 per cént, and that corn and other grains are i proportion. They also ciaim that the commission chareed for tho sule of stock is excessive, belng 50 conts per head and not to exceed 810 per car for cattle, $ for hogs, and the same price for sheep. ‘The stockyards men claim that here is so much mouey invested in the business it is impossible 1o conduct it on the basis of smaller charges, as also because they are cam‘ralhd 1o hire almost au avmy of wen to conduct the work, The comuission men claim that none of them wake mouey, even on the present busis. ‘The competition is very great and frequontly o continue the patronage of certain shippers they aro compelled to advance mouey, more orless of which eventually fails W retirn to them. Oneof these agents says that in two yoars he nas lost more than §,000 in this manner. Thero I3 210 lunhy here yeot representing the bo | i | stackyards people, but the state live stoclk commission has @ couple of men on the ground. Profits of Beet Cnlture, Lixcorx, Neb., Jan, 90, Bee.]—Mr. John Jonkins, deputy commis sioner of the burcau of labor statistics, has recetved a report from Hall county regarding the remunerative naturesf sugar beet cultiva tion. The report says that when the un- favorable weather of the last se into consideration, espocially the drouth which provented a full cron are entertained that the caltivation of the sugar beot will be highly profitable. The wreatest average yield was $40.20, This was experienced by K. C. Dunnerman, who also statos that two of the five acres he put under cultivation, yielded &2 per acre. Another farmer, PPetor F'raum, reports an avel vield of #4280, All the work was done by band. The report closes with the statement that with systematic work and improved michinery, th cost of production will be ' gre reduced and the profits greatly increased. Appended to the report are the names of a number of farmers togother with the num- ber of acres they ad under cultivation, the amount they received for their beets and the average return per acre The report also goes into statistics, show- ing that the population of the state 1n_round numbers is 1,057,000 The consumption of sugar per capita is placed at fifty-five pounds or 20,007 tons, To produce this awount of sugar would require ten factories with a capacity of 300 tons per day, employment to 2,000 persons, rendering necessary the di busemnent of §225,000, and an outlay of 4,50 000 for the erection of factories, To supply the beets required for these factories would require the cultivation of 25,000 acres and the distribution among planters of 81,500,000, Appended, also, is @ table showing that the number of acres of corn planted in 1859 was 1,007,007; the number of bushels of cc raised, 149,543,000; value of the sime, § 122301, and the average income per ac Figures: upon the same subject for 1500 show that the average income per acre from the cultivation of corn in that year was & hese figures are intended’ to show t money may be made by cultivating s than may bo by the cultivation of corn. son is taken sovero hopes tly Mr. H, Stolf, who is third on tho list, says be worked his fivo acres without heip, © ou two days, when e engaged in weed- ; 1 has agreed to pay to each farmer 5 cents per ton, in addition to the regular price, this year from the state bounty when the necossary appropriations are made, This would jucrease the profit from & to $3 ona crop of ten to fifteen tons per acve, Mr. Oxnard has also agreed to procure the * most improved machinery and {mplements from Kurope and loan the sameto all the farmers engaged in the beet culture at a small rental. State Reliof Commissi Lixcos, Neb., Jan. 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Try Ber,|—Less than fifty persons attended the mooung of the state relief com- mission in reprosentative hall tonight. John Fitzgerald was called to the chair. Rev. P. Ludden, secretary of commission, made a report showing the amount of supplies of varlous kinds forwarded to the drouth suf- forors. He estimated tho value of voluntar contributions at £85,000, while donges valued the snme at £0,000. It was distributed over thirty-six counties. He explained the man- ner of work, how requisitions were made by county clerks and commissioners, and how recoipts were on flo forevery article given out. None of these goods were bought by state woney. Secretary Ludden estimated the costof sced grain, on tho basis of ton bushels to each family reported in need, at £05,000. It was suggested that many farm- erswould be glad to take seed grain us a loan, to be returned next fall, rather than accept. alms, and_a_ discussion ' followed on that line. Louie Meyer reported a grain firm that proposed making such @ loan, & reason ble amount of grain to be returned us inter- est. Representative Moan suid that $00,- 000 worth of seed grain had been lomed Dakota sufferers m that way. He sugzested that counties might issuo bonds bearing 2 per cent interest, sell them to the state permanent school furd, and use the money to loan to farmers for seed grain. Church Howe suggested that the rail- rouds might be induced to advance money, and if necessary, lot their taxes stand as an offset, to the loan until paid. Represgntatives Oakley, Howe and Shrader,and Judge Mason and A~ L. Sawyer were appointed a commit- teeto draft a bill authorizing counties to raise reliof funds. Secretary Ludaen says that about £20.000 worthof suppiies havealso been sent, in anticipation of the state appro- priation. Strickler's Railroad Bill Lixcorx, Neb., Jan..30.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—The railroad committee of the house held another meeting today, or rather they gave audience o V. O, Strickler of Omaha to explain the bill heis soon to present to the legislature with the endorsement of this corn- miltee. Among the unique provisions of the bill is the followng: “All lines of railway built within two years after the pussage of this act shall be exempt from its provisions fora period of five years.” Another pro- vides that if any railroad shall show before the supreme court that the rates estab- lished by this bill are unjust and unreason- able, the court may increase the rate. The committee has taken no definite action as yet and a large majority of the members honestly desire to enact a law that will bring about o radical reauction in freight rates, and be just both to the railroads and the peo- ple. Strickler advises the committee to make a radical departure from the Towa law, al- thourh that statute has nover been sucooss- fully assailed in the courts. It will be some days before the bill is finished and reported to the house, and if taere aro not some radi- cal changes made in the measure no relief from extortionate freight rates will be af- forded should the bill become a law, Inexperienced Clorks, LixcoLy, Neb., Jan, 80.—[Special to Tne Ber. | ~The senate is laboring under some disadvantages, due, in part, to tho irexps fence of employes. Complaint has been mude several times of a fallureto supply senators with printed bills, On the consid- erution of a bill this morning Senator Switz- ler had to enter the same old complaint. Poynter (ind)—Overon this side of the house our files are complete. It would be a small matter for the gentlemen on the other sido to hand theiv files o the pages and send 1 10 the bill elerk to be filled. Keiper (dem)—We have employes whose duty itis to keep the files filled, and it should not be necessary 1o constantly remind them of their duty Switzier ‘(dem)—~The other side [meaning the an aptitude for g in this legislature. Mattes (dem) —Some of us on this side have never have flles even, Later in the morning session two or thre bills came up for the final vote on their pas- sage, but were laid over because the printed amendments had not been laid before the senators, gentlemen on the independents] have ting just what they want Growing Tired of Burrows. LincoLy, Neb., Jan. 30.--[Special to Tur Bee, |--Burrows comes out in bis paper to- day and declares that Thayer is the legal governor of the stato and urges theindepend- cuts to present the concurrent resolution fix- ing the date of the joint convention for hear- ing the contest cases to Thayer for his signa- ture, and not to Boyd. ‘This advice finds no auswering response in the house excopt from a few radicals Itis not likely that the nouso will pass any formal resolution recopnizing Boyd as governor, but when the concurrent resolution passes the senate it will be quietly presonted to him by the proper committes. Any other course would lead o an open rupture betweon the independents in the house and in the senate, and hopelessly divide the indepen forces. 'There is o large and couvstantly creasing number of self-respectin in both houses who cannot be induc follow Burrows and the prohibition lawyers into doing any further violence to the consti- tution against their better judgment. ror Pooling Farms. Lixcory, Neb., Jan. %.—[Special to Tng Ber. |—Senator Dysart's oill for pooling land aud borrowing money thereon embodios a novel proposition and is intended, be says, to cnable farmers to save commissions in mak- ing loans. The bili provides that any number of per- [Special to Tnr | sons not exceoding twenty for the purposes named therein ber is to convoy to the ecorporation at loast. forty ncres of unemcumbered land, which ~ shall constitute the capital stock. Each member is to receive the valuo of his land in stock, which value is to be ascortained by appraisement. The corpora tion is to have authority to issue bonds on its ¥ Incorporato Each mem- | real estate and borrow money thereon for the | useof its membors, No person shall bo a unless bie owns in fee simplo at loast 08 of land in the county and no bonils shall bear a greater interest than 7 per cent. No member shall hold more than §2,000 worth of stock, The corporation may asicss and collect money from its members to pay the interest on the bonds, Another Railrond Bill, Lixcowy, Neb., Jan. 30.—(Special Tele- gram to Tne Bee |~A now railroad bill is being quictly prepared, embracing the prin cipal features of the Iowa law, which will bo sprung upon tho legislature in o fow days. T'his ball, it is said, is being drafted with the greatest care by ablo attorueys, and will be taken up by the independents and rushed through. Nonames in connection with this measure have yet been revealed. Lixcory, Neb., Jan. 30.—|Special Telegram to T Bee. | ~There is an apparently well founded rumor atloat that Governor Boyd bhas intimated that unless heis formerly recog- nized by the legislature in the usual way b will not sign any bills or the concurrent reso- lution providing for hearing the contest. Legislative Notes, Senator Switzler hopes to introduce the Omaha charter bill in the morning. Seuator Collins piloted the committee of the wholo from the chair this afteruoon. Mayor Cushing of Omaha v logislativo visitor today, the guest of Hon, I, E. Whit c-Senator Paul Schminke of Nebraska ¥ was observed on the floor of the house this moruing, shaking hands with his numer- ous fri Representative Alden (rep) of Pierce is fast achieving the reputation of being a prac tical joker. Ho sees the fanny side of things at o glance, and frequently convulses the house. ‘Tne gentleman from Nemaha sai Speaker [lder this morning, when FHon. John C. Watson arose to address the chair. I will excuso you this time,” said the mem- ber from Otoe, With a broad ‘grin, “‘but please don't make the mistake again." The senate voted to let the newspaper cor- respondents have a little cheap print paper for their legislative revorting, but T. H Pratt, an ofticious youug mun in the secre- tary's ofice, says he will be blanked if the seribes get” any copy and he is acting on thav declaration. ~ It is only fair to say that all the employcs are not of Lis stripe of smartness, The bill introduced by Bredeson (ind) of Polk, limiting the amount of land that may be held by one owner to 320 acres, never got bevond second reading, Mr. Gardner of Douglas said he did not believe in spending thestate money in printing such bills, and the house taking the same view of the mat- ter, the bill was hustled off the files without any ceremony, ‘When the concurrent resolution fixing the time for hearing the contested cases for gov- ernor and other executive offices was called up for final passage, it being a few minutes past noon, it was reported that a clerk of the committee on enrolled and engrossed bills had put the bill in his pocket and gone to dinner. Ar order was immediately issued that all employes shall remain at their posts of duty until the legislature adjourns. — —— SCHWATKA FATALLY INJURED. While Drunk He Falls Down Stairs in a Mason City Hotel. Misox Crry, Ia., Jan. 30.—|Special Tele- gram to Tik Bee.|—Lieutenant Schwatka, the Arctic explorer and lecturer, was proba- bly fatally injured in this city today. He had oeen drinking heavily during the past three days, and was today beastly drunk. Upon returning froma_drive ho was assisted from the carriage, and fu asconding the staps of the hotel, when near the top, fell backwards over the baluster to the floor beneath. The Supreme Court. Des Moixes, [a., Jan, 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre.]—The supreme court filed the following opinions today : C.D. Goldsmith, appellant, vs H. L. Wil- son, sheriff, etal; Sac district; dismissed. J. F. McMurray, appellant, vs D. L. Hughes: Leae district: afirmed. Ed Sweeney vs H. C. Traverse, julge, cer- tiorari: proceeding dismissed. Caroline De Vore, appotlant, vs N. M. Jones, sheriff, aad A. M. Beymer; Cass di trict; 1 rsed. Mahaska County State bank vs J. M. Christ and C. L. Smith, apellants; Hamil- ton distriot; modified and affirmed. Joanna Spry, guardian, appellant, vs Hugh Williams, guardian; firmed. William Silvers vs H. C. Traverse, judge, certiorari; original procecding dismissed. Witnesses in the Davis Will Case, Orrusiwa, Ta, Jan. 0. —[Special Telegram to Tuw Brer, |-Twonty-five witnesses in the will contest case of the millionaire A.J. Davis, now belug heard at Butte City, Mont., left here last night with Jefferson Davis, the illegitimate son, and his attorneys. The will is declared to be a forgery, and the testimony of these witnesses is uecessary to procure Jefterson’s allowance. The witnesses are mostly from Van Buren county, where the deceased millionaire onco resided. Warren district; af- An Editorial Convention. Cepar Rapivs, Ta, Jan, 80.—The Fifth dis- trict editorial convention is in session in this city this evening. An address was delivered by President McClelland of the Cedar Rapids Times on *Pioneer Journalism in Iown,” aftor which the feasibility of the sclieme pro- posed by the Northwestern Iowa Ediwrial assoctation for co-operation in printing their own patents was discussed. ok ra RUFFIANLY SOLDIERS. They Carry Things With a High Hand in Be:rmuaa. Bosrox, Mass., Jan., 30.—[Special Tele- gram toTue Bee.]—A Halifax special says: “A letter from Bermuda says the Leicester- shire regiment, stationed at thav island and which is under orders to relieve the Duke of Wellington’s regiment at Halifax, contains a large number of ruffians who have cre- ated a reign of terror in Bermuda. They brutally attacked some men-of-war's men when the native Bermudians rallied to the support of the sailors and defeated the sol- diers. The latter, in revenge, attacked and nearly killed a native, and last night sixty nou-commissioned offlcers aud men, armed witnh sticks and iron bars, laid in am- bush for the thirty native workmen in the dock vard, but the colonel, hearing of the desien, sent a strong escort of troops, who took the riotous soldiers prisoner Dr. Outerbridge, a member of the colonial parlia ment, was waylaid and robbed by two of these rufians, Twenty men of the regiment are dowu for trial by court martial, e L Three Persons Burned to Death, Fixpray, O, Jan, 30.—The business por- tion of the town of Cygmet, thirteen miles from here, burned early this moruing. Three persons were burned to death—Leon Malonay and his three-year-old daughter and Michaél Sm!wrfh All the bulidings were occupied by families and the oce ipaiits bavely escaped n their night clothes. hree or four persons are in w precarious condition from injuries received. The total loss is 60,000 ; insurance small. A Panic in Cedulas. Buexos Avies, Jan. 30.—(Special Cable- gram to Tk Bek. |—There is & panicky fec ing in cedulas and there is niuch anxiety ex- pressed as to the position of the Provincial mortgage bank. The government has noti- fied the bank that it must depend upon its OWN resources 10 pay coupons, so far as its receipts allow, and has ordered it to give bouds with 1 per cent amortization for the balance. e Sufclded Whilo Insan e, Kaxsas Citr, Mo, Jan. %.— Edgar B, Bowe of Cooperstown, I, was found dead here last night. Papers found in bis pockets tend to show that he was iusane and suicided. T0ASTS AND RESOLUTIONS.] - dings of the Nebraska | Association. HE GAVE H@®WiFE CARBOLIC ACID. Serions Mistake of a Beatrice Hus- dlers in Trouble— Free Thinker sites a Tomple, band—Tree; A Fullegt n Ded Bratricy, Neb., Jan. 80.—[Special T gram to Tie Bre.]—The nineteenth annual meeting of the Nebraska Press associatic closed this evening i a blaze of glory aud regrarded as the most successful in its histor. Today’s proceedings comprised a visit by special train to the several manu- facturing establiskments of the city, most of which lio contiguous to the railroads. Upon the return totown an in- formal business scssion was held at the Beatrice club rooms and the question of leg- istative interference in the establishod rates for legal printing was discussed. A commut- toe, consisting of two each from the republi- can, democratic and allinnce papors, was ap- pointed to look after the interest of tho pub- lishers of the stato in the matter of legisla- tion. The following resolution was there- upon adopted : Resolved, by the Nebraska Press associa- tion,in annual convention assembled, That we enter an unanimous protest against pending legislation to reduce the rates of legal print ing in the state, from the fact that the le rates are already less renumerative than in other states and that an attack on the press of thestateis an attack vpon the medium that is doing the greatest work for the up- building and prosperity of the poople. A 0 o'clock the visitors were shown about the city in carriages for an bour and, at3 o'clock, the business session was re- sumed at the Paddock. Resolutions wero adopted _thanking the citizens of Bea- trice, tho local committee aud every- body, for the hospitable reception giv- en “the mssociation. The election of officers was then proceeded with and resulted as follows: President, F. G, Simmons, Seward Reporter; vice presidents, C. M., Huebner, Nebraska City News; S. R. Razeo, Curtis Courier; Judson ligh Advocate; secretary and treasur L. Hammond, ' Fremont Tribune; delogates to national press convention tobe held at St. Paul, Minn,, in July, J. D. Kluetsch, Lincoln Freo Press; . 1. Stine, Superior Journal; L. Wessell, jr,, Lincotn Courier: H M. Bushnell, Lincolu Call; George P. Mar- vin, Beatrice Democrat. Alternates—T. E. Sedgwick, York Times; M. D. Polk, Platts- mouth Journal; J. W. Johnson, Sutton Ad- vertiser; Edgar Howard, Papillion Times, Fremont, Neb,, was designated as the place of the next annual meeting of the state asso- ciation. This evening the association entertained by a literary and manual traio- g exhibition by the pupils of the asylum for imbeciles atthe Paddock opera house. The exhibition consisted of tambourine drills, marching. dancing and recitations and vocal music which would do eredit to many pro- fessional troupes, and reflects the utmost credit upon the: snperintendent and his as- sistants at the institute. Following this an informal business meet- ing was held at the Heatrico club rooms, after which the association was given & grand banquet at the Paddock hotel. Covers wero laid for about one hundred, and fully this number was presenf, including many ladies, Coles’ orchostris furnished the music during the banquet. Mrs. Sheedy and McFarland Held. LaxcoLy, Neb,, Jan. 80— [Special to Tue Ber.]—The prelimipary examination of the three persons accused of being. instrumental in the death of ffohn Sheedy was adjourned today to. the conucil’ chamber, and a cordon of police tvas necesstiry to keop ot the crovwd, During the afternoon a pumber of sharp passages at arms tooBplace between the op- posing counsel. The session had been ad- journed from yesterday until this afternoon to allow the judge to decido asto the ad- missibility of McFarland’s confession. Toaay he decided that it could be admitted, and Marshal Melick was put on the stand to tell it. As Tur Bee has already printed this veral times, it is unnecessary to repeat it. No material variation was noted. When Rev. M. C. Walsh, the well known Catholic priest, took the sfand _there was a craning of necks, and for the first time dur- oon Mrs, Sheedy threw aside air, and_us the reverend goutle- man proceeded she’ leancd forward iu her hair and fixed her dark eyes upon his face, Rev. Walsh stated that he had been vico rec tor of St. Theresa’s pro-cathedral in this city until December 1, when he was _assigued to outside missions, but still remained ‘in the city. He was removed from the latter pos tion by Bishop Bonacum on last Monday ¢ ening in the county jail. On Monday lust he received a request from Mrs. Sheedy for a private interview, He refused to go, as he thought his position us a witness for the state would bo compromised. The bishop commanded him to go_ with Father Fitger- ald, who was to take notes of the conversa- tion, ana he went under protest. The con- versation was vot ropeated, but in a sharp colloquy between the prelato and the attorney it was disclosed that Mrs. Sheedy had told him that she wanted him to modify certain statements ho had made at the cotoner’s inquest or she would make it hot for him. Strode got back at him by grandiloguently declaiming that Fatier Walsh was afraid to meet an innocent woman face to face alone. An attempt was made to introduce the conversation which took place vetween Mrs, Sheedy and Father Walsh at the Sheedy house before the murder, but this was excluded as & confidential communica- tion between pastor and parishioner, This ended the testimony for the state. The court entertained a motion to dismiss the case against Walstrom and he was dis- charged. The other two, McFariand and Mrs. Sheedy, were held, but for what _crime and whether they will be allowed to give bail or not the court will decide tomorrow, argu- ment being set for 10 o'clock. A Husband's Scrious Mistake. Beatrice, INeb., Jan. 30.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tae Bee.|—Mrs. M. 8. Newcomb of this city was given a teaspoonful of car- bolic acid last night by her husband through a mistake, resulting in inflicting frightful burns that may end fatally. Though still alive the woman suffers foarful pain. The whole interior of her mouth aud throat is one horrible blister. .. Recgver for Oline. Brokex Bow, Neb,, Jau. pecial Tel- egram to e Bre4—The creditors of W. H, Cline, who mado'atiissigument recently, met here today and Chiafles Kloman of the bank of Kloman & Arnold was appointed as re- ceiver to close out the stock in lots to dealers, ‘The linbilities arp about £0,000; assets about $40,000, 4 uggists Arresced, ENEVA, Neb,, Jan. 30.—ISpecial Telegram to Tue Bee. |~ O, Dean and Frank Rams- dell, druggists, of EXster, were arrested ves- tarday and brought Jiere for selling liguor without license, ‘and the cases were con- tinued until Monday, A New Lodge Room. Grxeva, Neb, Jan, |Special Tele- gram to Tug Bes.—The Oddfellows and Knoights of Pythias in joint session last night decided to build a #15.000 hall and lodge room, and adopted plans furnisheo by George B. MeDonald. After the Fire Bugs. Grxeva, Neb., Jan, 0. — |Special Tele- gram to Tug Ber,|—The insurance compan- ies am hot after the partics who started the fire last Saturday night. Some startling de- velopments may be expected in & day or two. Heath’s Troubles, MuiLex, Nob,, Jan. 30.—([Special Telegram to Tur Brr.|—On Sunday afternoon a train load of railroad laborers, returning from the Black Hills extension of the B. & M., ar rived here and laid over uatil the next morn- ing. The superintendent of the gaug, which JANUARY 31, 1801, numbered about two hundred, advised W, H. Heath, the proprietor of a drig store saioon- to close up and avoid trouble. Ho disre, the advice and duriog the evening a fight broke out among the dranken navvies, during which Heath was ropeatedly knocked down and kicked for hall a streot. Ho was soverely braisod e carried homo by friends. A deputy United Statos marshal is now in town him to answer to a charge of selling liquox without license, Movemont of Froops. VALENTINE, Neb,, Jau, 80.—[Spoecial Telo. gram to Tug Bee] Lioutenant Smith, commanding the Eighth infantry, with headquarters' band and Company I left here this evening by train for Fort McKinnoy. At ford he will be joined by and take the Buriington for present torminus, and march 1 to fort MeKinney. Major Wright, the Tndian agent, arrived this evening from Rosebud accompanied by Interpreter Richard Chiefs He Doz, Good Voice, Hollow Hore Bear and Trick Bear, all friendlies whom he takes to Washington' to inte father. About one bundred and fifty of the hostiles were returned to Rosebud yesterduy under escort of a detachment of the Sixth cavalry, Major Lee, Niuth infantry, whe has beon detailed by General Miles for duty at Roscbud, will leave Pine Ridge witk about one thousand hostile Brules for Rose. bud tomorrow. Six troops of the Sixth cav alry are expected to ar onSunday from the front. spocial Plattsmouth’s Court House Prarrssovn, Neb., Jan. 80.—[Speci gram to Tue Ber.]—The county commission ers decaded today upon tho site for the is Fourth county court house. The site selected upon the comer of Main and streers, and includes the lots which the present county offices are sit ated and the old residence of D, H. Wheelor. The selection does not meet, howey the unanimous approval of the citizens, the chief objection bemg to the limited space. 1t is only half a block, while the citizens think that ‘tho building' should occupy a whole block. It is also - somewhat too town, and there s somo talk of a reconsideration of the selection the site, not already own will be donated by the at sore spot with down-towners stolo a towners, zens, This march on the His Temple of Forie Aborty, lerton, Neh., was dedicated and the liverty of reason, January celebrating Thomas Paine's auniv The programme consisted of mu and dancing. Mr, Barr prosented the characteristics of Thomas Paine greatly applauded by the audience, i, by rsary. One-lLeggea Pugilists, Darota Ciry, Neb., Jan. 30, Tune Bee. A crowd of sports gath- ered in the rear of MeGoftin's saloon in Cov- ington to sea a bratal fight botween two one- legged men, one Smith from Wisconsin and the othera resident of Covington, named ‘Williams. The men fought five flerce rounds, when Williams was knocked out after b badly punished. Ho was injured and did not come to for some time. All in a Wee 3 Neb., Jan, 30. to Tie Bee. | —George to come from Thayer an dors, Mo., and to be a capi- talist in seach of u location for a wagon fac - tory, arrived here last weok: married one of s whom he nad met by lived with hertwo day: owed £10 of her, all the money she had, and left for parts un> Some of our cilizens would like to known. see him also. ree Agents Arvested. Trcumsem, Neb., Jan., 80.—[Special Tele- gram to Tik Bre]—On information sent from the sheriff of Frauklin county, Iowa, Sheriff Zutavorn today arrested Victor Nobles aud C. R. Hall, two young fruit tree agents, who are charged with obtainiug money under false pretenscs. o NO CHOICE IN ILLINOIS. Two More Ballots Taken Yesterday Without Result. Serrxerreey, 11, Jan, 30.—The jointas- sembly of the legislature, after taking two ballots for United States senator, adjourncd until noon tomorrow. Investigating Tauben«cx. rrixorreL, 111, Jan, 80.—Ramscy, Part- ridge anda Moore, sub-committeo of the Tau beneck investigating committee, who are to igate the report that Taubencek is the same man who served a portion of a term in the Columbus, O., penitentiary for for left for that city tonight. Taubeneck g companied them to afford all facilities for identification. A Truce Agreed Upon. SPRINGFI Jan. 80.—Members o f both houses are leaving the city for home to- night and there will probably not beu dozen present tomorrow in the joint assembly, A truco has been agreed upon which is to last. until Tuesday. All the memvers concede now that the senatorlal contest is likely to be prolonged through many weary weeks, John P. Steele, who it is said will be taken up by the Farmers’ Mutual Benefit association rep- resontativey, is in the city. Inan interview he said he does not consider himself a possi bility as a senatorial candidate. It is likely that’ beglnning with next Tuesday a great number of ballots will be taken eich duy. Cockrell (Farmers' Mutual Benefit associa- tion) said tonight that he means to urge upon the republicans that, bogtaning Tucsiay, b toting should continue day and night untit somebody is elected. Chairman Fuller of the republican steering committee favored this plan, and Mr. Roed of the democratic com- mittee said this ovening that itwas just what the democrats had been trying to do for two weeks. South Dakota Legislative Bribery. Piener, S. D., Jau, 30,—~Tho report of the bribery committee will be read in the house tomorrow. It contains much interesting tes- timony. Representative Christensen said that Clarke Rorapaugh offered him 500 to vote for the Brown county contestant, Rep- utative Daliler said Dr. Brown of Yankton ageney offered him anything he wanted in the strape of money or position if he would vote for Moody. Rebrescutative Stevens said that Raorpaugh cffered him a $,500 position if would act with the 're- publicans, _Representative Kelly sald a man uamed Welch offered to” get bim £1,000 if he would vote for Moody and for re- talning the Lawrence county = contestees, Representative Hall said James Trwin offered him $1,000 if he would stay out of the repub- lican caucus. A Resolution Con emning Cameron. Harwsnung, Pa., Jan, 30.—A resolution was offered today in the house condemuing Senator Cameron’s course on the silver ques- tion and elections bill and calling upon him to adhero elosely to his party principles or resign from the United Staies senate. So much opposition to the resolution developed, however, that Representative Thompson al- lowed it to drop, Snys it Wos Unauthor zed. Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, Jan, 80.—A lotter is published here from Secretary Beaumont of the National Citi. organized at Ocala, Fia., saying the convention held at “opeka was unauthorized. A dispatch from Topoka says. arFange- ments have been completod for holding a third party convention May One Eallot Taken Without Cha Piexxe, S. D., Jan, 30.—The joint assembly took one ballot for United States senator to- day witnout material chang The following aispateh from Washington was reccived at the signal offico in this city last naght: Ho'st cold waye sig fall to about ten degre day mornlug. - Hon. E. . Roggen is in the city. block along the and had to looking for * [ IN JAIL ON THE EVE OF HIS NUPTIALS, Colonel Craw- Company A Merino, the miles view the great o at Fort Niobrara on , with much down requesting Half of od by the county, is some of the citizens, as the up- »N, Neb, Jan, 30. —[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bek.]—The new building just completed by John Barron Mount Jehu, Iul- to free thought - |Spectal t> ng in the fall [Special Telegram purporting | ¢ GOOD LUCK T0 THE at Chioago. 4 romfortable Blood fre Fair Py : Towne 1 sperienceof a Yo Now York - World's parations thol s Latest Move. Citeaco, Jan, 30.—[Sp Tue Bex, [—Colonel Robert npanied by morning + | this evenin Pelegram o Ingersoll, ac his wife, arrived in the from the cast and will leave for Butte, Mont., to contest the During a brief chat bo ite fire fn his room at the Grand Pa: cific the colonel, in answer to and ) famous Davis will foren g 4 1802, now that senate, said : " | presidential candidate in ) | had been elected to th ¢ | *“Well, you know, one ) | presidential candidate, he dies one, - | was one in 1888, Hill x| “Whatare the prosidgontial probabilitios fn New York for 15022 to give a good guess. when the issue is important enough to get all the voters to the polls, Let us hope that the issue will bo important in 1802 and that the weather will be fair." “Should Hill become an active candidat it thought that Cteveland will enter the race, it being that Hill can have the sol gation ) “Tthink that Clevelaud has entered race and it looks 1 New York I hope that Hill and Cloveland ' will fight it out 1o the bitter eud, 'Go it husband, go it ot “Will the farmers' alliance ever succeod in gaining suflicient prestige to successfully aunch a presidential candidate in the field 'he farmers ought to get a eandidate in the fleid. In many things [ sy mpathize with the farmers. They are about the best people we have. They work hard and have few of the luxuries of life. Let them unite and do what thoy can for themselves, They may ask for more than they can set, but 1 hope that they will get something. 1 hope that our farmers will never become peasants. ¢ | ail people they should be independent they should have the courag tions. “They can afford to talk. what they may say, corn will grow for them and they can Iaugh’at opposition, to the faruers.” A LOVER'S PREDICAMENT, cold cell at the Armory police station on the eve of one’s nuptials is probably one of the most depressing nees a man could have. Yet that is w rominent youug man named Robert B, Cramer underwent ast night, Heis ason of John Van Kens selace Cramer of New York, a formor minister to Switzerland, and part- of Thomas L. James in tho ment of tho International bank of New York. Mr. James was formerly post master of the metropolis, _Cramer, iy, en- tered into partaership with Willis Huwkins, au old 1 crman of Chicago, to publish Tne venture was u failure and attributed his arrest, which took last evening, to the act that advertising agents made o greal many contracts for spaco for which they bad recoived mone which money they kept after the magaz fluked and were theu unable to_make their contracts good. William Penn Nixon, editor of the Inter Ocean, went bail for the' young manin the amount’ of 1,00 this morning. Being askea what brought him to Chicago, Mr. Cramer flushed, hesitated and then a mitted that he had come to arrauge the de- tails of his marriage to & well known young socioty lady of this city. TUE PEDERAL BXHIBIT, The government board of control this after- noon selected a site for the federal exhibit, The building is to be placed upon . plat of fifteen acres on the lake shorein Jackson . opposite Fifty-ninth street. The main building will cover four acres, The descrip- tion und location of the other buildings of the federal exhibit has already been published by Tue Ber, KING KELLY GOPS TO CHICAGC Tt would scem that Chicago is to have with it onse more as its own, the only Michael Kelly, Boston has bogin overtures to C! agonnd has offered to swap the king for little Dufly, and the chances are that Captain Anson wiil'make the exchang ETHEL TOWNE AGAIN. A dispateh of sume length from Cinciunati gives the details of the arrest theve of lthel Towne, known to fame in Omaha_and coln as Heleu Anthony Rogers, This 1 ing she was taken before Colonel Deitsen, where she told her story in an impressive way. When she went tfere o few days 4go she put up at the Hotel Emory and at once sought cmplovwent. This she claimed. to have obtained and after working a_day, she was discharged, her employer finding out who she was. Pon' niless and alone, with $1 in her pockot, sho loft the Rotei and calling 4 hackman gave him the money and told him to take her to o sporting nouse on® Longworth street, At this place no one knew her until a fov days oago, when the prose- cuting attrney of ferre Haute und a party of friends called there, recognized her and told who she was. Lientenant of Potico Earning of this city went there, ar- restod her and took herto the house of de tention. This morning she was discharged and the action of the lieutenant in causing ber arrest will probably be uquired into by the commissioners. CONFERENCE OF and of their con vic- amer place several BASEDALL MAGNATE League Prosidonts Spaliing of Chicago, Robison of Clevelaud, Brush of Cincinnatiy Reach of Philadelphia, and O'Neill of Pitts burgheld an_informal meating here today. nts Thurman of the Ame CANn 4SS0~ tion and Prince of the Bostou nsscera- tion club will amve tomorrow, These two forma special committee to decide upon es- tablishing an Association club in Ch bison and Brush will report pr \cinnati, and final action will be taken Il and Thurman will argue the Bier. rcase, Brush and Robison upholding ague's claim and Reach agrecing with Thurman, A TABLET TO MRS, HAVES. Webb Hayes' memory will d in atablet to be created in teci-story tempe temple here, A eir: cularis to be issued asking that 1 cont b collected from each member of the Woman's Christian Temperance unlon the coun try over for the purpose of erecting the tablet The aggregate sum thus obtained will be suffeient to eroct o nandsome tablet containing a record of the life, virtues and achievements of the wife of the 'ox-prestient EMMA ABBOTT'S 81'CCESSON Emma Mabella Baker, wife of Georg Broderick, is not to take Emma Abbott's plice in ths Abbott opera company, although such an announcement has been made. Mrs, George Broderick is o contraito, and with the Lotta company. Emma Brod wife of William Broderick, soprano, i | 0ue who is to succeed Emmia Abbott! WESTERN PEOPLE 1N CINICA Among the westerners in the ity following At the Anditorlum—-Mr, and Mrs, J. H. Dumon and J. P. Lebmer, Omaha; Charles 1. Line, Logfin, Atthe Wellington—B Neb, Atthe Palmer bo pre. the now are the Maniser, Beatrice, Mr.and Mrs. A. H. Bar- At the ifie—C, D. Woodworth, . L. Wiley, George M. Tibbe, Omaha. Rey, Ambrose (. Smith of Parsons col airield, In., preached the funeral sermon of the late capitalist, B. H. Campbell, here to- duy. Ihe Injunction is Perpetual. Dis Moixes, In., Jan, 50, procesdings from Wapello county in the case of William Silvers vs Judge Traverse, \he supreme court today decided that an in- junction against & bullding under the Towa | Prohibitory law remaius in force aftor the | original party wbandous tho place. Tho in junction thérefore is binding on kis suc- cessor, aud _perpetusl so far as the building {5 conserned,” The decision is regarded ks § great victory for the pobIbitionists, a question as to the probability of Governor Hill bemg the ho that a man becomes “Ihavenot lived in New York long enough The stato is republican is consent. to commonly supposed dele- the now as though ho had a Lead. 1t is none of my business, but of conrse of o mattor Good luck | In the certiorari FARMER. 80 fays Robert G, Tngersoll in an Interview ng 0 ity A IVIOY PACIFIC VICTORY. provisions. It authorized the rilrond, to build o wagon bridge and toll bridgo and to issue bonds therefor which it could not have done in the absence of this law. It author- ized the rarlroad to levy and collect tolls for ightand passeugers in _addition to the arges for local thavel, and finally, congross reserved to atsell the mgnt to regolate the tolls and charges for the servicos aforessid This bridere was authorized for the purpose of making a more perfect connection of any raliroads thon are or shall ve constructed t the Missouri river, at or near Counal Bluffs, Ta, and Omaha, Neb. T'ho local travel hereinbefore provided for," I take t, is that which is made up of the ordinry vehiclos, horses, eattlo, footmen, ete., ot usually found passing toand fro, ‘and from place to place, whilst the freight ger elause refors to frenght and transported cn o whether b the Union Pacifie or some other road. It is ineffecta public bridgo, with the right re- served to the ratlroad to coliect tolls for the use of the same and at sich reasonable rates a8 the rond, in the exercise of its judgme may prescribe until congress sees prover 1o rogulate tho rates as ithis resorved the right to Now, the Union Pacificis empowered, governed and limited by the provisions of the said act of July 25, 1860, 30 faras the use mnd operation of the bridgd is concerncd. The fitst section of the act of congross of Jduly 2, 1806, beforo referred to, makes it lawful for any persons or corporations huyving authority from the states of Tllinois and Mis- souri to builda bridge cross the Mississippt river at Quiney, 11| This section decls Passengers. mging to res that tho conpany or person so building the bridge shall have u- thority to lay on and over salq bridge, rail- way tracks, for tho move perfect conncetion of any railroads that or shall bo structed to the said riverat or opposite sald point, and that when constructed all trains of all ronds terminating at said river ator opposite said point, shall be allowed to eross said bridge for reasonable compensation, to be made to the owners of said bradgo, under the limitations and considerations horeinufter provided. The other parts of thisact | vide for building other bridges, regulating their construction, ete, avd need not be quoted here, Tt will bo'soen that.the Union Pacific bridge compan y must rely for tho and _ protection.” and 8 ompowered, gov erned and limited by the provisions of the d actof July 25, 1866, 50 far as the samno aro applicable, 1s terminating at Quiney, at the time the law was passed, and sich a8 might thereaftor be coustructed, had the right, under this law, to use the bridge by making just and reasonable compensation for the use of the same. That wis oneof the conditions of the grant, and the bridge compuny was bound and *4goy emed” therevy. Here mrain we find ovi dence of the iutention of congress to provido for the more “perfect”’ connection of rail- roads. The said act of congrress of 1571 starts out by saying: *“That for the more ¢ conection of any railroads that are or shall be constructed to the Missouri river at or near Councll Blufts, Ia., and Omaba, Neb., the Union Pacific rail rond company shall have the right toissuc bonds, ete,, to build the bridge: but in tne useand protection of the bridgo it should be empowered, governed and limited by the act of congress of July 2, 186, beforo referred to. This being so it follows that, railroads terminating at Council Bluffs or Omaha bave s right to tho useof the bridge at those powts over which their trains may un, under proper rules and regulations, o8- tablished by competent authority, subject to the right of the Union Pacifie railroad com- pany tolevy and collect tolls which shall con- stitute n reasonable compensation for the uso of the bridge and its approaches, If such railroads are denied this right refused the privilezes of using the t for the purpose of crossing the riv their trains, or if the rate of compen | for such use cannot bo agreed upon, or if proper time table or schedules cannot’ be ar- ranged by proper authonty without resort to tho courts, then it 1s altozether probable that a court of equity will point outa remedy and compel the performance of a duty which ought to be voluntarily performed. and ide s Ly 8. H. H, Clark on the Situation. S. H. H. Clark, general manager of tho Union Pacifie, last night in speaking of tho decision of Julge Dundy, said “This decision was no surprise tome, as [ know all the time that we had the law on ourside, and this decision fully settles the auestion that the old document wes not a contract “We stood ready first to allow the IRock other roads to enter of our bridge. We were also willing for them to come into the union depo, though wo were losing money by the opera tion. The Rock Istand was to pay &,750 for this privilege, This amount would not by to pay the expense of keeping the track and yards inrepair. The only point wher could not agree was on the nse of tormir Thoy winted to run beyond the dej we objected, as we need all that trac ourselves “Regarding future action, T can only say that the Union Pacinie is still ready and will ingto doall that is fair. We will let the Rocl Istand and all_other roads pull the trains over the bridge and into the depot whenever we can agree upon a fair and equitablo basis. I realiie that it would be u great benefit to Omaha to have these ronds come o this side of the river, and I want to stato that I would bo the last man who would place a straw in the way to injure or impair the prosperity of this city, notwithstanding the fact that our rond would boinjured by such a doal, as it would force us to divido tho trafie.” e The Bicycle Race. The score atthe close of the bicycle vaco at the Coliseum last night was as follows and willing from the Island and all Omaha by way Reading, Martin Gerwing ... Ashinger. Colonel Champion . 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