Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 20, 1891, Page 2

I'HE OMAHA DAILY BEE. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1891 in any house of fil-famo shall be fined not less than 826 nor moro than $100, or be ro- prisoned in the county jnil not more than thirty days, and authorizing any peace officer or agent of ' the Nebraska Humane soclety or | any charitable sbciety to entor any house of | bad repute 1o search for such children and institute habeas corpus proceedings to r move them from these places, By Dobson—Locating & girls' reform scbool at Geneva, Fillmore county, and pro- viding rules and regulations governing the same. The bill appropriates #10,000 for that purpose, and_provides that all the officers | and emple except the superintendent, bookkeeper and engineers shall be women, By Garaner—Requiring all engines in the yards to be equipped with a “drive brake and all cars with autoniatic couplers by Jan uary 1, By Severin who shall ro0m,"” or bookinaking, Providing that any , oW OF operate pool engage in the business of “pool shall pay a fine not exceeding $1,000 and bo e penitentiary not less than one, nor more than five years, A bill hy Stevens of Platte, providing that those who make improvements on adjoining lands of another by wmistake in the survey may remove or obiain compensation for the same, was defeated —30 y 1o 47 nays, A report from State surer Hill, ¢ the present condition of the school fund, w also a commnnication from the irriga- tion convention asking that the bounty on sugar be retained. Theo bill introduced by McReynolds provid- ing for district purchase and ownership of school text books was made a special order for tomorrow at 10 o’clock, to which hour the house adjourned. person | Legislat stes. Twenty-five bills comprised grist this morning in the house. Th joint resolution presented by Me- nolds, instructing Nebraska's senators to prepare a bill providing for the taking posses- sion by the government of all interstato vail- ways, was introduced “by request.”” he name of J. N, Gafin of Saunders was accidentally omitted from the list of mem- bers of the house committee on finance, ways and means who are striving to lop off all un- necessary expenses and keep a tight grip on the purse strings of the stat H. M. Bullack, county organizer of the farmers’ alliance for Sheridan county, was at the capital today, and visitors from all parts of the state, expecting to see the contest for state officers, are coming in, and are con- siderably disappointed to learn that the con- test is off. The committee on finance, ways and means has decreed that the sala must come down. They have cut the laries of clerks and book-keopers in the various state offices from £1,200 to $1,000, and the stenographers from the same figure down to 7 The men rin and bear the proposed reduction, but ndies affected are doing some heavy lobby- ing to save their salaries. - - Western People in Chicago. Ciicaao, Feb. 19.—|Spocial Telegram to Tur Bee. ] —Among the western people in Chicago today were the following: At the McCoy—P, P. Counors, Omaha; J. ¥. Hayden, Lincoln, Brevoort —A. Smith, Omaha, Briggs—Miss Haisly and Mrs. Rust,Omaha. Grace—M. G. Evans, C. J. Lucas, F. Smith, M. Woodward, Omaha, Gore—R. 1. Douglass, J. R. Hamilton, At tho Auditorium—Mr. and Mrs. W. Bird, Salt Lake, Utah the regular H. | filled every availablo s | Tmpe At the Leland—Edward Howe, Council Bluffs, la. At the Wellington—Mr. and Mrs. George A, Joslyn, Omaha. At the Palmer—Sot Meyer, Ogden, Uta Mr. and Mrs, H. J. Penford and J. FL M lard, Omaha. d Pacific—-E. C. At the_ ( Des Moines, Ia. At the Sherman—E. O. Hockenberge Grand Island, Neb. : Arthur Jolinson, Omah! Thomas Bacon, Ogden, Utah, At the Fremont—P. P Omaha; Rovert Smith, Lincoln, Neb, Fred W. Gray of Omaha is a guest of his brother, H.A. Gray, of the Illinois steel works. ' Mr. Gray leaves for Washington on Sunday and will sail for Havre from New Yorkon the 2th, He expeets to visit southern [taly for about threauponths and may spend some time on the nofth coast of Africa, going in about three months to Not- tingham, England, where he has relatives, He expects to return to Omaha in June, Finklemun, sin, i STREETER DECLARES HIMSELF. He Tells What He Will Do if Elected United States Senator. SewiNerieLp, TlL, Feb. 10.—At a confer- ence of the farmer members of tho legislature this morning, A. J. Streeter, one of the can- didates for United States senator, outlined his political views, and said: “If I am elected United States Senator I pledge you L will be an independent ana will never enter a caucus, either of the republicans or democrats. But on f{ssues not germane to the great agricultural party of this state, Iwill, in consideratian of 100 votes wiven up by the republigans, vote with them where I conscientiously can.” These views of Streeter séemed to be satis- factory to the farmers, who decided to sup- ort him. When the first ballot was taken o joiut assembly it resulted: Palmer, 101; Btreeter, 85; Oglesby, 14; Post, 1, A nuniber of other ballots were taken, each succeeding ono showing a slight gain for Strecter. —Beforo adjourning the 116th ballot wis taken, rosulting: Palmer, 101; Stecter, 9; Oglesby, 8, Both houses met in separate session, but adjourned without transacting any important business. CONFIDENT VICTORY, League Magnates Profess to Have no Fear of the American, Cimicaco, Feb. 10.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. |—“Tt isn’t & war,” said President Spalding today, referring to the witndrawal of the American association from the national agreement. “It's only a ghost dance. In only one league city will the influence of the association be felt. That will bein Cincin- nati. In Philadelpbia the conditions will re- main as they have always been in the past, Of the two clubs people will patroniza the Dbetter one.. That one this season will be Mr, Reach’s loague club. In Boston the Ameri- cans can not hope to compete with the Natlonal league, Boston ~ is not an American ('fl{‘ In Cincinnati alone will the smallest ripple be raised.” Said another member of the league: “The association is evidently counting on passivity in league quarters, In this it is wrong. The league may not trouble it for a time, but in the end its extermination will become neces- sary and the league will do the work, just as it did in the case of the Union and of the Brotherhood,” — LABOR AND THE WORLID'S FAIR. The Unions Preparing for a Hard and Final Fight. Cuicaco, Fob. 19.—A squad of carpenters resumed work on the world's fair buildings at Jacksou park this morning and wero not molested. Men will be put to work grading next alonday. The contractors propose to employ only American citizens avd this, it 1s belleved, will ayert any further trouble, The Jabor unions, it is reported, aro not, however, entively satisficd with the clause prohibiting alien labor. They want a definite statement that union labor will be employed and the eight-hour rule enforced on all work b onnected with the fmr. To this end the committee from tuo various unions will labor with the directory at the next meeting. A local paper says this evening that, 1t i understood it has been practically decided to abandon the 1dea of placing any” part of the exposition on the lake front. The dificalties in the way were numerous and it was feured would be insurmountaole in the brief time that remains for preliminary arrangements, This statement has notyet beeu offieially confirmed. ’ e L or erst to Sluggers. Avstiy, Tex., Feb. 19.—The bill making prize-fighting in Texas a penitentiary offenso passed the house. The term of imprisonment mlded for ranges from two to five years. measure is a substitute for the souato i Mother and Ohlidren Burned. MonxmiceLio, Wis., Fob. 19.—The house of @ farmer named Johnson, near here, was burned in the abseuce of Johnson, sud his ‘wife and two children perished. APPOLLO CLUB CONCERT. A Delightful Programme Very Ace ceptably Rendered. An audience, representative in character, at last evening at the Grand, and gave substantial encouragement to the Appollo club, now in its fourth season. For several years it has been a struggio for existence with the Appollos, but new life has been infused into the organizhtion and a half dozen more concerts like the one of last evening will placo the cause ot music upon a very high plane in this, the metropolis of the northwest. While there were many fections in the rendition of the pro- gramme, noticeablo to profeasional and lay- man alike, still no more ambitious effort has been given in Omaha, » audience, although critical friendly, and the numbers received enthus- instie cognition as the beauties of the compositions were brought out. Throughout, an intelligent conception of the requirements was pleasantly noticeable, although very often the participauts failed to give forth | what they undoubtealy felt. The stage, in order to accommodate” the combined ladies’ auxiliary, the Apolio club and an orches- tra of ' twenty pieces, was built out | over the orchestra pit, and with | half a dozen tiers of seats, the highest | almost touching the top of the flat, with gas rettily arranged around the interior, enting an appearance much resembling tof an eastern musical festival. The Apolld club opened the prozramme with George F. Cobb's “If Doughty Deeds, an old vime male chorus. in which the bas showed to excoptional advantage, the t displaying a nervousne: v slight degrea its othef perfect rendition. Mr. Whitney Mockridge, an artist in every senso of that much abused torm, the posses- sor ofe an exceedingly sweet and dram: tenor vole sang “Love's Sorrow" Shelley in a delightful manner and to th core which was demandel he gav Proposal,” a dainty compositiou by Breckett. Mr, Moekridge in his tectiniquo and the quality of his voico recalls the eastern tenor, Mr, Whitney, and without a saving clause he is the best oratorio and concert singer the west possess Mrs. J. W. Cotton followed by the rendition of Rossini's “Una Voca Poca Fa'," a com- position requiring a voico particularly ¢ veloped in the upper register. The singer was in good form and grasping the dramatic possibilities of the aria made a pronounced impression upon the audience, executing the staccato movements with faultless accuracy. As an encore she sang “The Vow” by Meyer- Helmund, a touching little ballad. Mr. B. B. Young, the former director of the Apollo elub, and 1ts organizer, received an ovation when he stepped upon the stage, and it was a minute before he was allowed to give “Le Nom do_Marie,” by Gounod. Although unexpectedly being called upon to sing a solo, he gave tha selection in excellent style, emphasizing his former triumphs upon the same rostrum, T'he Bride of Dunkerron,” a romantic tale of the sea, very suggestive at times of “Rhinegolt,” by Henry Smart, a cantata lasting about forty minutes, closed the pro- gramue, The work is very difficult, and it i prising bow weil it was given, taki consideration that the and or have had but four rehearsals. Mr. Torrens, who is succeeding in bringing the Apollo club into well deserved promi- nence, conducted the cant: and deserves congratulations for its successful randition. But there were many noticeable shortcom- ings, and ones that must not be lightly sed over. The orchestra plaved wretehedly and at no time during the entire performance did the conductor have them in hand. At the end of cach bar Mr, Torrens seemed to grow more fearful as to the resait of the succeeding bar, and this hesitatson he could not help but com- municate to principals and chorus. Then in his anxiety to pull the band into form he persisted in using his foot as an ad- junct to his baton, the noise made by this member jarring ~ very unpleasantly upon everybody 1n the house. The orchestra displayed the same forte throughout the entire composition, losing a hundred opportunities for strong climaxe Mr. Mockridge clearly carried off the hon- ors of the performance by his soul ful singing, his voice being particularly suited for the ro- mantie role entrusted to him. Mrs. Cotton, while always eonscientious, seomed at times Just a bit weak, especially in her duets with * Mr, Mockridge, but she re- deemed herself by the artistic manner in which she sang oneof the beautiful gems of the Cantats, **‘Our Home Shall Be on This Bright Isle.”” It was by long odds one of the best things heard this winter. Mr. Young was not by any means at his best as the Storm King. The score was clearly too high for him, and while bravely attempting to preserve the identity of the roll, even in the concerted numbers, he was lost at times iu the rush of the male voices at his back. Miss Baylissis a very promising artist. Her voice is clear and flexible and wonder- fully improved, so much so that with proper training theve is a big future before her. The ladies’ auxiliary cannot be too highly praised. - Their work was very much superior to that of the members of the Apollo club and their rendition of **Hail to Thee, Child of the Earth,” was particularly rich and soulful, But taken all in all, it was a notable pro- duction, und one which marks a milestone in the musical Life of the metropolts. e oty The Sto in Dakota. CHAMBERLALY, S, D., Feb, 19.—[Special Tel- egram to Tie Bek.]—A heavy snow storm is prevaillng here, warm with but little wind. It will do much good and farmers are greatly pleased. YaxkroN, S. D. Feb. 19.—[Special Tele- gram o The Ber|—It has been snowing here since last night and several inches have fallon, 2 Mircugrr, 8. D., Feb. 19.—[Special T gram to Tuk Ber.|—Suow has been falling here all day. It is hailed with satisfaction. I*armers now believe there will be plenty of moisture this spring. e Rivers Rising and Falling. Cixer 1, 0., Feb. 10.—The river is ris- ing aninch an hour. Rain is falling. As far up as Wheeling the river is rising, so that a stage of fifty feet here is admitted, evenif thereshould be no further rain. If heavy rains come withina few days a disas- trous tlood is nevitable. Prerswong, Pa., Feb. 19.—The nvers are rapidly falling, and us the water recedes the ovidences of damage are innumerable. Deep mud deposits are left on the principal down town streets, but an effort is being made to resume business. The loss caunot beac- curately estimated. e Squabbling Wire Men. Cmicaco, Feb. 10.—The barbed wire men failed to bring their negotiations to a conclu- sion today. According to one gentlemen obstacles arose at every turn, ‘and the pros- pect is for another fight. It is intimated that Washburn and Moen never intended to sell out. Ifanother meeting is held it will proba- bly be in Pittsburg, e Will Try it Agai GLOUCESTE Mauss., Feb. 19.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee. | —Captain William A. Andrews has contracted with a local firm to build another dory about fifteen feet in length overall, in which he proposes to again attempt to cross the Atlantic ocean. He will start June 17, if the boat is in readiness. AT A The Death Roll. New Yok, I%eb, 1 H. K. Enos, presi- dent of the Missouri, Kansas & Texas rail- rond and banker here, died this worning of pucumonia. YOROMAM dent the was very sur- hostra , Feb. 10.—Prince San Jo, presi- f the council of court, and custodian of and seal, is dead. oo Drowned at Sea. New Yok, Fed. 19,—The steamship Do- rian, from Moraut Bay, West Indies, which arrived today, brought. the suryivors of the bark Topsy, that went ashere on ( stand. Captain McKenzie, two mate man and the cabiu boy of the Topsy were drownod. —m—e Fate of a Herder. Mironeis, 8, D., Feb, 19.--[Special Tele- gram to Tk Bee. |—A sonof Mrs, M. Dumon, liviug at Omaba, diel yesterday at Woon- socket from tho effects of his feet and hands being frozen in a late storm while he"dhlx cattle west of Chamberlain, | fiat denial of the Jac WANTS AN INVESTIGATION. Oharges of thy Alton Against the South- castera Flatly Denied by the Latter. EACH ACCUSES THE OTHER OF CUTTING. Strong Statem nts From foth Lines « rning the Afair - Co stern Ticket Sales yming to Omaha. 8- sions on | Cmcaao, Tir Bee.) in the emory gor rate war, ial Telegram to o4 has happoned mic Chicago-St. Louls passen- This has developed from the sonville & Southeastern people that they fivst proposed the &1 round- trip rate, and that their fiest intimation of such a rate was when they saw it quoted by the Alton. General Superintendent Ryder of the Southeastern also denies that his road offered a 85 rate, and affirms that even now the Southeastern is not mecting the Alton rate, but js making it from East St. Louis ouly, Vice Prosident Springer of the Atchison also affirms the above and adds that the Alton on its own showing only the word of a prospective passonger that the Southeastern had offered the rate before it posted the §7 rate. The Alton on the contrary afirms that its St. Louis agent had’ vositive knowledge of the & rate having been offered by the South- eastern. The matter will be fought out in the Western Passenger assoviation. The Southeastern bias demanded an investigation. Animus of tho Monon Suit. Ciroaco, Feb, 19.—[Special Telegram to Tie Bre.|—Oficials of the Monon road here have nothing to add to the statement pub- lished yesterday concerning the suit that has been commenced against them. They con- sider it a full and sufficient answer to all charges made, and are willing to wait for the final disposition of the case for any further indgication tbat may be required. A local paper says: “‘Outside the ofticial circles of the Monon itself, the opinion is entertained that the filing of the bills is but the first move in & grand coup which has been arranged with a view of oust- ing the nresent management at the next aunual meeting and reinstating General J. B. Carson as presidentof the road. Ivisnot thought that General Carson had anvthing to do personally with the filing of this bill, but there have been rimors in circu- lation for some time that he was at work to see what could be done in the way of securing the support of a majority of the stock to over- throw his supplanters and remstate him in the supreme management of the road. It is understood that upto o few days ago, at least, he had not succeeded in his attempt, and it is argued that the present attack may help him out in the matter by cansing timid stockhiolders to sell out at the best prices ob- tainable. The next annual meeting of the company will be heid in New York March 11, and the proceedings will be watched for with considerable interest by the railroad world. If the present management succeed in keeping their seat in the saddle, then it is ex- pected that they will be leftto pursuethe even tenor of their way without further molestation or interference, Commissions to Eastern Agents. Cuicaco, Feb, 19, pecial Telegram to Tue Brer)—The railway press bureau says: “Chicago passenger officials of eastern lines have no confi in the stability of the agreement to boycott any outside lines pay- ing commissions in thewr territory or any of thew own lines paying any commissions whatever. It is positively known that two western roads now have agents in the east, trying to. subsidize ticket agents. At least one eastern road has had agents out since the agreement was signed, assuring agents that the end would come in a mouth or two; meantime they would not pay commissions, but when the ugmeumnu-ouur.un;.-ymouc for all busi- ness in the interim wounld be ade. At least one western general passenyer agent asserts that he will promptiy send a check to any agent east or west who sends him a voucher showing the ticket agent has routed business over his road. Fifty-nine eastern lines have signed the agrecment. ‘The crucial test will be early in March, when proof turns up that commissions have been paid.” Folicy of The Alton. Cuicago, Keb, 19.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber.] ~General Passenger Agont Charl- ton of the Alton, who is reprosented in a New York dispateh as having announcad tho de- termination of his road toputa 2 cont rate into effect, declares that the policy of Alton inregard to the passenger ratos is what it has over been. It will not take the initiative in reducing rates, but whero it finds any of its competitors secretly cutting them it will at once make open rates to meot the recent cats, and will keep up practico ireespective of whether it is forced to mako a 2-cent or & b4-cent rate. Any cuts made by it will simply bo with the view of protecting its business. The report that the Alton. has decided to make a general and local rate of 2 conts is doubtless due to its having asked Chairman Finley to authorize o 2-cent rate for milsage tickets on account of the Jacksonville & Southeastern road having made that rate. Not a Permanent Rule, WasmiNaroy, Feb, 19.—The interstate com- merce commission today made public its de- cision in the case of the Kaufman milling company of St. Louis against tho Missouki Pacific and nineteen other railroads, Kauf- man complained the rate on flonr from points in Missourt and Kansas to points in Texas is 5 cents higher than on wheat, and that the rates should be equal. The commission de- cides that under the conditions existing in the territory in question the rate of 5 cents less per hundred on wheat than flour . is not ualawful, but a differegtial exceeding 5 cents is unlawful. The dedision only applies to the presentsituation in the territory‘in gues- tion and is not intended as a permaneut rulo for the future. . Racing Toward Omaha Fort Donge, Ia., Feb, 19.—(Special Tele- gram to Tiue Bee.]—At a meeling of the stockholders of the Mason City & Fort Dodgo railroad, held here this morning, the avticlas of incorporation of that road were changed 5083to permit of its oxwusion from Fort Dodge to Council Blufts, President Stephens of St. Paul was present at tho meeting. - He says that the company means business, aud will put surveyors in the field at onge, he Mason City & Fort Dodge road ex- pects to got the start of tho Winona & South- western people, who are figuring on going through exactly the same territory. Chicago Railway Gossip, Ciicaco, Feb. 10.-~The hearing on the application of Alley fora receiver forthe Monon road has been postponed until Mon- day in order that the Monon people may hage hance to file an answer to Alley’s ill. ‘The Western Freight association members have voted to admit the Sioux City & North- ern road to membership, 1t was given out at the Illinois Central offices today that the Dubuque & Sionx City road had been leased to that company. As the Illinois Central owns substantially all its stock, the end sought is uppareutly merely to simplify uccounts and reduce expenses. Northern Paciflc Activity. New Youk, Jan. 19.—-|Special Telogram to Tue Bee. ]—~The Northern Pacific dire tors today deelared the regular auarterly diy- idend of | per ceat. They also decided to re- sume work on all projecied extensions sud push them to complotion. Accuscs the Police. Loxpoy, Feb, 19.—Sadler, the steamship fireman, who is held on the eharge of having murdered the womau known as “Carrotty Nell' in Whitechapel, during the early morning of February 13, has written o letter to a membor of tho unfon to which he be- longs. In this‘commanieation Sadler asks his fellow unionists to got the newspaper press to wateh the esse, declaring the police are quashing evidgnos favorable to him with the object of hugpviig bis conviction. 8. = ety THE COINAGE COMMITTER, It Will Be Askedl to Consider a € promise Scheme, Wisningtos. Peb, 19.-Beforo the house coinage conmittoa’ today **Parsce” Mooro talked at length ¢rf the silver question Wiliam H. Beck, who s engaged in silvor mining in Montana, onposed froe coinage on the ground that e Believed the present law which took 54,000,000 ouriees of silver annually out of the market and absolutely locked it up, was a better thing for the silver minor than froe coinago. He read a lotter from ex-Gov- ernor White of Montana dectaring that freo coinage would be a great disaster to the sil- ver industry. . ‘There is an carnest offort making on fho part of a number of membors of the houso to secure a compromisc on the silver question, sed primarily on large purchases of silver, It is sought to have this compromise adopted by a majority of the coinage committee to- morrow as a'substitute for the seuate free coinage bill. Tho supporters of the compro- mise, unless assired of a good following, will abandon it. Some cf the uniimited silver men have already expressed disapproval of the schemo, The House Has a Substitute. WisHINGTON, Fob, 10.—The house commit- tee on foreign affairs decided to recommend concurrence in all the senate amendments to the diplomatic project. The house committec has alveady reported a separate bill for the charter of that company with a government guarantee, which was prepared with great carc and caution and which 1s regardod as a more practical proposition than that of the scuate, Alaska's Re Wasiiaton, Feb, 10,—Senator Davis today presented a proposed amendment (for Senator Farwell) to the sundry civil bill, appropriat- ing 825,000 to be used in propagating and dis- tributing reindeer in Alasks for the use of the natives, i I0WA NEWS. A Des Moines Man Disappears. Des Moives, Tn., Feb. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tiw Buk|—Charles Butcher, a pioneer Des Moines sottler, has mysteriously disappoared. His wife and son, George, are greatly disturbed over the mystery, and foar that he has baon foully dealt with or has in a_temporary fit of insanity taken his own life, He loft home Tuesday afternoon, tak- ing with him a revolver, an unusual thing for him todo. He was'scen af the electric power house at? o'clock. An hour later he was heard of on Chestnut street, which is the last trace that can be found of hin. The police think he has goneto some isolated spotand killed himself. A searching party is scouring the couutry in the vicinity. He bas eonsiderable property, and no reason can be wiven that would lead him to take his life, except thathe has been in poor health for the past month. Budd’s Remarkable Shooting. DaveENToRT, ln., Feb, (SpecialTelo- gram to Tie Bek.| -The annual tournament of the Forester gan club closed here today. It was attended by faany of the crack shots of the state, and would havo lasted one day longer bad not the weather proven unfavora- ble. The principal fraturo was the work of Charles W. Budd of Des Moines, who either wou flrst money or was a tie for fivst place in fourteen ont of the fiftean regular events. Ho made straight strings in 12 contests, and shot 154 times in the l‘-.’t(nlur eveuts of the tourna- ment, with only cight misses. His work is regarded as phongmenal, even by professional marksmen, A Ghastly Discovery. Des Moises, Ia, Kob, 19.—(Special Tele- gram to Tni Beid-The headless and other- wise mutilated body of & man was found today In what was suppesed to bo an nnused rom {0, the Mounserme, block. Thoel:- cumstances -sutrouniip s- covery hmmmm 5.5 body vfm obtained for dissection purposes by medical students of some of the local colleges.’” The authori- ties are investigating, Shot by a Highwayman. Stovx Crry, Ia., Feb. 19.—(Special Tele- gram to Tus Bek.|—Charles McConnell, a passenger brakeman who lives at Jewell Junction, was shot through the thigh and al- most fatally wounded at 3 o'clock this morn- ingz by a highwayman whose demand he re- sisted. Suicided While Cepanr Rapins, Ia., Feb. 19.—|Spacial Tele- gram John [ugledew, a ar Tipton, committed terday while Iaboring under a fitof temporavy insanity. — - Kyle Goes Unpledged YaNKTON, 8. D, Feb. 10.—[Spe Tele- gramYo Tue Bee. [—Senator-Elect Kylo is expected here tonight, to sever his connec- tion with the Yankton college, of which he has Been agent for some time. He will go from here to Pierre, and to Washington next weel. The charge’ that there was a bargain coupling the senatorial question and the re- submis sion of prohibition in_the senatorial fizhtis known to be entirely false. No bar- gains were made by Tripp or Kyle or their Iriends, and Kylo goes to the senate with clean hands, san e Aristocratic Equines. LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bre.| At the Lexington horse sales today fifty-five head brought a total of $13,045, an average of $752.03. ‘The best sules were: Blue Bird, r. m, fouryearola by Jay Bird, dam by ‘Albrino West, (. A, Deane, Frankfort, Kan., §2,050: John Turner, blk. s., thro old by Director, dam Lady Sali bury, W. A. Paxton, Omabha, $2300; Nellie Y, ‘ch. X by Mitwood, dam Fashion, o0, §2,000, Fighting for Resubmission, Pumge, 8. D, Peb, 19.—[Special Telegram to Tie Ber.|—The house was in session until 11:30 tonight on the resubmission question, considering the majority and minority reports of the committee on temperance, The mattor was discussed four hours and the house ud- journed withouta decisive vote. Intense in- terest provails aud the legislative halls were crowded this cvening, Tho resubmissionists are two vot short of ca ng the measure but are clated over tonight's voto and claim they will win tomorrow. — Labor Troalyles in Charler Brussers, Feb. 10, fRaserve forces of the civie gnards were called out in Charleri dis- trict in view of Cthd threatemng state of affairs caused by the workmen's demand for the passage of the finiversal suffrago law The workmen's gepéral committee regard this as a menace afid Mave addressed a mani- festo to the militiamsking them to refuse to obey orders; to tako part with the worlcmen and resist what they term the goverument's attempt to bring al "‘“I'E civil war, Lynched an hilian Murdérer, MrRIDAN, Miss.g1 Beb, 10.—[Special Tele- eram to Tue Ber, % Ben Pierce, a farmer of Battlefield, Miss,, wA bratally mavderea a fow days ago by J&hd Bull, an Indian, Bull A crod Plerce’s hotsé and cut his throat ffGim ear to ear, Last night Pierce's neigh- bors took Bull from the county juil and hanged him to a tree, , No canso is known for the murder of Picree. Death Does Not Divide Th Benuiy, Feo, 10.<Herr Lenrssen, the scalptor who modeled the bust of President Gavrfleld, died suddenly today of appoplexy. hen the news of his death’ was communi- cated to bis 'wife she was s0 overrome with grief that she was seized. with couvulsions and shortly atterwards died in_a fit, in spito of the efforts made to save her life. - Will Fight the Winner. Nuw Youx, Peb. 19.—[Special Telegram to —Otto €, Floto, manager and backer of Bob Fitesimmons, says that Fitz- simmons will fight the win .er of the Burke- Pritchard fight uader the auspices of the Na; tional or Pelican club, London, for §,000 a side aud & purse of the same amouat. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS Senator Ingalls Gracefully Vacates the Vice Presidential Ohairs INDIAN DEPREDATION BILL AMENDED. Speaker Roed Again inthe Chair of the Howuse—Sonthern lowa Sot- tlers Relieved —Postoffice A pe propriations Considere Wisiiveroy, b, 19.~The senate bill to increase the pension of Brigadier Goneral Powoll to§72 per month passed Mr. Ingalls, who was oceupying the vice president's chair as prosiding oMcer pro tem, resigned the oftice in a neat spee in which be <poke of the honor tho senate had conferred upon him in cMcting him to that position. Tho resignation will take effect on the election of his succossor. The Todian depredations bill was taken up and Mr. Edmunds® motion to strike ont section 8, which [‘nrn\'l-l(-s that noclaim by the Indians ¢hall be allowed by the court on” the unsup- ported testimony of an Indian, was agroed to. The motion by Mr. Hoar to strike out the clause providing for the adjudication and payment of claims by Indians who have suf- fered loss of property througn other tribes or white men was agreed to, Mr. Davis offered an amendment to add to section 4, a Proviso that the limitation of time shall not Py to or bar claims tor compensation for Indian depredations in Minuesota, lowa, No- braska, Kansas or Dakota in 1852, or there- after. On motion of Mr. Chandler the amendment was laid on the table, On mo- tion of Mr. Chandler the date was changed to July, 1865. Various other amendments were agrecd to, aud the bill passed and govs to the conference. The Nicaragua bill was taken up and the senate adjourned. House . Peb. 19.-Speaker Reed hav- ing recovered from his temporary indisposi- tion, called the house to order this morning. The senate bill passed for the rolief of set- tlers on certaw lands in the southern part of Towa. The bill for the relief of the Stockbridge tribe of Indians in Wisconsin was agreed to, Theaction of the democrats in demanding the yeas and nays on every motion was con. sidercd on both sides of the house as a1 ob- stacle to the passage of the shipping bill, The house went into committos of the wholeon the postofice appropriation bill, but without disposing of it, the committes roseand the house took a recess. There was & fairly good houseat Boyd's last evening tosee the new work of Denman Thompson and G. W. Ryer, “The Two Sis- ters.” If the authors of “The Old Home- stead” have added to their fame in this, their latest production, the fact was scarcely dis- coverable in the presentation given lasteven- ing. Itisof the country homespun order, yet lacking the charm of naturalness found in “The Old Homestead.” Two young girls from the country o to New York to mike a living; one becomes bad and the other re- mains good-—that is the story. Some little by-play, composed of very clover speciaities, done on’ the side, save the pi 2 e L RO3L BROTHERS FAIL Their Stock of A1t Goods in Posscs- sion of the Sheriff. The following notice is posted on the door of Rose Brothers’ art store, at 1 Dodge street: “This stock is in possession of John F. Boyd, sheriff, as assignee for the benefit of creditors.” Tha failure is said to have been the result of dull times. By careful management the proprietor, Mr. J. M. Rose, believes that the stock may be made to pay all the indebted- ness and have something left. The stock is estimated at 10,000, and the liabilities are but £,500. Aside from the Omaha banks, to whom the proprietor owed a considernblo amount, there are several creditors In New- ark, N.J., Auburn, N. Y., and Boston. e DIED. At Fort Omaha, Nob., Thurs- day morning, February 14, Mrs, Mary Douglas Brayton, of ‘pueamonia, in the S53 yoar of her age. Once again has the dread call sounded to the agonized ears of weeping watchers, and another loved spirit has taken its flight to that Im whera the living cannot follow. Ou Thursday morning. February 19, at 1 o'clock, after a short illness of ouly four days, Mrs, Mary Douglas Brayton *passed ovr to the other side,” surrounded by her devoted daughters,'in the 83d year of her age, Sho was born at Trenton, Oneida county, N. January 10, 1 ad carried many years so lightly that sho seomed one who could never grow old at heart. Her mind was us brightand clear as her untalter. ing faith, and lier end_as sweet and peaceful as when a little child lies down to sleep, trusting implicity in its Father's protection. Her deep interest 1 all that was transpiring about her and her heartfelt sympathy with the Joys and sorrows of her many friends was beautiful to see. Her sorrowing fami- ly will have need of all their courage to bear the loss they have sustained. We say to them in the words of the true héart's poet : We sce but dimly through the mists and va- s . i iose carthily damps seen o us hut sad, funerl tapers, y be Levon's distant Lnmp s no death! Whatseemed so 1s tran: tion; This 1i£¢ of mortal breath Is but a suburh of the Hfe clysian, Wiiose portal we leath A Literary Entertainment. The fifth annual contest between the Com- mercial Liter society and the Omaha Stenograpliers' association, both of which or- ganizations ave composed of students of the Omaha_commercial colloge, took place at Young Men's Christian association hall last evening. No admission fee was charged and the hall was fitled with the friends of the in- stitution. An excellent musical programme was reudered in addition to the literary con- test proper. There were eignt contestants, each society having four representtives, as follows : Commercial %ssay, “Iheory Before Prac- tice,”" F. M. Wi gh; recitation, “Briar Roso,” Miss Juotta Miller; oration, “Our Ob- ject in Business,” L. Timmerman. Stenozraphers —Essay, tors,” Miss Ellen H. Davis: recitation, * ter and 1" Miss Ada Boyd; oration, stone,” Harry B. Foster. J. W. Beckstrom of the stenographers took the afirmative, and Harry Curry of the com- mercials the negative in a debate on the question “Resolved, That the United States has reached its zenith of pow ‘Two choruses, ““The Sailor's Glee” and s Our Bark,”” were sung by the e students. Prof. . A. Rohrbough W. Mactonuel very acceptably ren- dered a cornet duct, “Norma,” and a vocal duet, “Reuben and Rachel,” ' was given by Mr. B. . Wood and M Lena Chesbro en costume. They wero compelled 0 respond to an encore, Prof. A, C. Ong sang *Who'll Save the Left," but decuned to further in- dulge the audience. The programme was closed by a_double quartette with, “Good Nigot and Pleasant Dreams."" Miss Boyd proved herself anelocutionist of unusual promise, and captivated heraudience, Mr. Beckstrom' maintained the unpopular end of the debate in & very able manuer, and bis keen, lueid avguments were closely fol- lowel. T'his evening a bruquet will be given at the college Lo all students and ex-students of the institution, aud arrangements Lave beeu made for a pleasant evening. Prof, M. G. Rohrbough announced that tho college Lad outgrown its present quarters sud that on August | it would be moved to new oves in the palatial buildiog vow in course of erection at the corner of Bixtecuth and Douglas by the propriciors of the Bos- tou store, TLe college will oceupy the en- tire third floor, - A Conundrum Social, There was a conundrum sociable at tho First Christian churoh last night. Webster says that a conundrum is “‘a puzzling ques- tion the answer to which {sor involves a pun.” The answer to tho conundrums that were presented to those who attended the sociable last night were not all puns, but, y were vory good to oat and seomed' on- l:rvl_\' satisfactory to those who obtained ther, Some of the more clever ones wero: “Bos- ton’s overthrow”—ten: “A group of islands™ sandwiches: ““A woman's weapon’ —tongue; “Preserved in the ark’ —ham Aftor the supper o general soclable was enjoyed foran hour by the large number of youug people who attended. Charley Hoyt and the Jay, The following yarn is told of Charles M. Hoyt und although theauthor laughs over it ho doesn't velish itas highly as might be imagined. A short time ago Mr. Hoyt was out on the Pacific const. On his return he had a little experience which still lingers humorously in his memory. At Salt ko City the outgoing train was pretty well filled, but Mr. Hoyt managed to secure a lowerberth in the sleeper, whilo a country- man of the most pronouncedly rustic procliv- ities had the upper story of the com- partment. According to the descrip- tion of his traveling companion by the author of YA Texas Steer,” he was a ‘“Jay" from Ji . As the night advanced Mr. Hoyt doc ave his berth made up and retive. He communi- cated his desiveto the countryman who had the upper story in the same compartment and asked politely if he would bo kind enough to vacate the seat and give the porter a chance to make up his bed. The countr 1 ovi- dently was not inclined to retire, and gave Mr. Hoyt to understand that he had as much right to occeupy the seat ho was sitting in as Mr. Hoyt had to his. The author remon ted. “ the countryman became obstinate, . Hoyt argued: Mr, “Jay" looked at ontemptuously, but wouldn't budge inch, And this state of affaivs continued for miles over the road, and until the countryman, feeling satisfiod ap- parently that he had enough of the encounter, arose and went into the smoking apartment. & yt's chance. Ho called the porter, instructing him 1o mako up the bed, followed the “Jay" into the smoking- room. Here agmn the author attempted to pointthe errorof his ways to the country- man, who paid not the slightest attention to a word he (Hoyt) said, but just as soon as ho got ready he arose fromn his seat, walked into the sleeping apartment, undressed himself and climbed into his berth, This made Hoyt furious, He had experi- ences before, but this was the mcst aggra- vating he haa ever lad. In this frame of mind he betook himself to his berth and commenced to undress. While doing so his eyes lighted on the countrymen’s shoes on the floor besiae his own. A” wicked thought entered his mind. He determined to wet square on the jay. The cars rattled along over the stony bed and the distance from Salt Lake City was being lengtheued, when Mr. tHoyt gently raised the window of his compartment, then quictly stretching his arm over the side of the bed seized a pair of shoes and dropped them out of the win- dow. Charley Hoyt's mind was relieved and he fell asleep. How long he slept is not stated, but he was awakened next morning by the “Jay," who was seated on the side of his bed pulling onlis shoes, Then, and not until then, did the thought flash across his mind that “some one had blundered.” He got square on the countryman by dropping his own shoes out of the window. Mr. Hoyt thinks this story is funny, “only,” he adds, it makes meappear like —~fool.” ——— A Dramatic Situatio Noone of us at the table in the cafe paid much attention to the thin, quiet man who sat at the end and smoked strong cigars and whosename none of us had distinctly caught when the agent, who had left. the group, had introduced him a few minntes before, He did not take any part in the conyersa- tion, which was mainly devoted to a certain actress who maght have been famouslong ere this had she ever ceased to be notorious. ‘I don't often talk like this about women in the profession,” a young actor* suid, “but this one isan oxception. If I believed in a per- sonal Satan, and that he could have human prozeny, 1 should say that this woman bears every mark of belng a direct descendant of him.” Thetalk wenton in this strain, one man denommnating the woman “a vicious lot,’ an- other applying a wore emphatic and definite epithet, each in his turn adducing from his own experionce or hearsay some evidence of her depravity. = Then one man looked at his watch and rose 10 o, and others at different times followed himy, until of the group there remained at the table besides myself only the thin man smok- ing strong cigars. For the frst timeho spoke:-— ‘Men he said, in a low, meditative tone, “are continually passing Judgment upon those of whom they know virtually nothing. Some women, perhaps, arenot as_ bad as they are commonly thought to be.’ “Doyou inelude among them the woman of whomn we were talking (" & { N ‘Did youever know her?" lhere was in his voice the faintest tremor, in hiseyesa scarcely noticeable welling of moisture, as he answered : She was my wife—ounce.”—Philadelphia Press. ——— School Ma'ms Boycotred, A very tempsst in a toapot has been cre ated in Philadelphia by Mrs. John Snerwood of New York. In her reading at the Con- temporary club, referring to the efforts of Mrs. William Astor in New York to form a salon and describing the advent of a school- marm with her pupils on one of the occasions, and how they attacked the -ice cream, Mrs. Sherwood made the remark, “If the line must be drawn socially, let it be drawn at schoolteachers.” Now™ it happens that sey eral of Mrs, Sherwood's auditors were teach- ers, while others had very near und dear relatives engaged in that Nonorable occup tion. The resultis that Philadelphia societ may now be divided into two classes, the Sherwooas and the anti-Sherwoods, one dis- posed to uphold her and the other unwilling to accept hor as a social authority. As thero are half adozenof the most distinguished names in the social aunals of Philadelphia represented among the teachers of youth, the opponents of Mrs. Sherwood’s social theory do not luck either prestige or numbers, e Death of a Life Saver. roline Rogers Smith, widow of the v Swmith, pissed quictly away at the residence of her son, Norman R. Smith, at Port Angeles, Wash., aged sixty-four. Mrs. Smith was one of the pioneers ot the northwest. She was born in Plymonth, N, H., and was the daughter of Nathauiel P 1s, ove of the first of the anti-slavery leaders and a co-worker of Garrison, 17bil- lips, Thompson and other anti-slavery men, Hor' husband was a great friend of Salmon P, Chase, and the election of Chaso s gov- ernor of Ohio was greatly dua to the work of Victor Smith when he was ussoclate ed- itor of the Cincinnati Commercial, now Lae C cial-Gazette. W hen a6 became v of the treasury under Lincoln one s first acts was to appoint. Victor Smith coliector of the Puget Sound customs dis- trict. Mrs. Smith was the fiest white woman in Port Angoles, und when the custom house was washed away u 1503 sho saved two Jives at the risk of her own, Lime Kiln Club on Murders Detroit Frez Press. 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