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

THE OMAHA DAILY B RIDAY MARCH 20, 1 STEVENS' LITTLE SURPRISE. When the Benate Dodged Newberry's Bill the Other Leviathan Was S8prung. THAYER'S COUNSEL FILE THEIR BRIEF. Arguments in Answer to Gemeral Cowin—Routine Work of the Day -Text of the Tel- egraph Laxcory, Neb, March 19, —[Special to Tie Bre.]—Aftor the senate bad passed file No. 150 this afternoon, thero was discovered a schemo to force the passage of the Newberry maximum freight rate bill The clerk began the reading of the New- berry bill, but nad scarcely read the first line of the title before Senator Switzler called at- tention to the fact that a list of the bills on the bill in quostion was at tho foot of bills on third reading and could not have precedence over it. He could not understand how it could be called up at that time, Senator Christofferson smd that ne did not like to refloct upon the geutlemanly clerks of the senate, but he did not think that they were treating the senate faic in thus dictating what bills should be passed first. Senator Mattes then came in, and having boen informed of what had been discovered, expressed himsolf with a great deal of force, He saia tiat the list he had takep was ob- tained from the books of the bill clerk and that o officer had authority to depart from it That matter had been decided by a vote on a motion by Senator Moore, which di- rected the clork to prepare and 'maintain a 1ist of billson general file and third reading. Ho would object to the reading of any bill other than that in regular order Senator Poynter said that the scerotary had been instructed to maintain only a list of bills on general file. They had kept no rocord of bills on passage aud measures were road just as the oceasion directad The chair said that that was bis recolleo- tion Senator Moore said that the chair was mis- taken, and that the rocord would show that to be the case. His motion affected both bills on gencral file and third reading. The list, had not been kept for several days past, and was not on the board even to-day. Senator Mattes again flamed, and said that the list given him by the clerk was a bill of his own, which had been recommended for passage’ several days ago. He certainly vould protest against the reading of the Newberry bill in advance of his own. nator Poynter rose to a point of ordor. The clerk having started the reading of the bill, no motion could be entertal except to aménd or recommit Theo chair said he thought the point was well taken, Then Senator Moore actualiy got, red in the . Would the chair say that, because only o part of the titie had been read, that tho whole of the measure had to be gone through with? How could they know what the bill was without. hearing the title! How much earlier could they protest against the reading than they bad already done! The chair finally said that the secretary had informed him that practically only the number of the bill hiad been announced, and that he would insist upon the readig of the vills as they stood on tho fileas tae only means of doing justice to the senators, accordingly proceeded with another bill when Senator Stevens rose and smilingly insisted that his maximum rate bill beread, becanse it was really the first now on third reading, This provoked considerable merriment among the independents, who felt that they had gotten even with anti-muximum rate men, The reading of Stevens’ maximum rate bill was accordingly commenced and proceedod bt th in the prescace of empty chairs till the close. Suddenly Senator Stovens arose and moved that the bill be recommittéd to the committee ofithe whole. Senator Switzler moved fora call of the house. The call was made. Senators Chris- tofferson, Lay, Thowmas and Wilson were ab- sont. The sergeant-at-arms was ordered to briog m the missing ones. Senators Thomas and Christofferson made their appearance and were required to offer an excuse for their absence. SenatorThomas said he thought he had a littlo time to spare and stopped out for & mumute or two. Sen- ator Christofferson said he had served in the chair for nearly two hours and felt that he needed a rest and had gone up to the judiciary committee room. “Did the gentleman say he went up to the enrolling and engrossing” room (" asked the chair. [Laught “No, sir. I said” the judiclary committee room,” said the senator. The excuses were accepred. After a delay of some minutes, Senator Woods moved that further action under the call of the house be dispensed with. The motion prevailed. Senator Stevens then renewed his motion and the bill was ordered recommitted to the committeo of the whole, Senator Moore moved to adjourn, but_the mdependents voted the motion down. The senato then considered bills on third reading. GENERAL THAYER'S BRIEF. Answer Sot Up tothe Olaims of Goy- ernor Boyd's Counsel. LuxcoLy, Neb., March 19.—[Special to Tug Bek.]—A condensed and tabulated brief was fllod by yohn M. Thayer today in the quo warranto proceedings. The briof states tho leading arguments and cites authorities for the same. The arguments presented ave: The naturalization of Joseph Boya, the father, in 1500, did not have the effect of mak- ing Jawes K. Boyd acitizen of the United States, The naturalization of Joseph Boyd, in 1800, did not made James E. Boyd a citizen by re- lation. James E. Boyd belng ineligible, no sue- cessor to John M. Thayer was elocted, for the roason that the olection was o failiro and void. The Ineligibility of James E. Boyd relatos 1o the election and makes the eloction void, No successor can be said to be elected and qualified ynless the person voted for was ellgibloto be elevted and had all the logal re- auisites to be elected and was qualified to be elected, Unless £ the foregoing prerequisite of an election of a governor have taken place, the lioutenant governor is not authorized to as- sume the ofice of governor, but John M. Thayer continues to hold over. AlL that part of the answer relating to the doings and privileges exercisea by James £, Boyd, such as voung at _election and holding oficas does not. make him a citizen. The court has authority by quo-warranto to inquire into the eligibility of James E. Boyd, and it is not necessary to refer this matter to the 1bgislature, * John M. Thayer was not required toquaiif, anew, until it has been ascertained by th litigation that Jumes E. Boyd is ineligible to the oftice. James . Boyd cannot elaim citizenship by virtue of the treaty of Puris of 1803 for the purchaso of the Louisiana territory. Article Hof the treaty of cession ouly had reforence 10 the then luhabitants of the territory ceded, The claim that section 5 of the enabling ot, approved A pril 19, 1864, made the inhab- itants of tho territory, on the admission of tho stato into the” union, citizens of the United States is not teaable. It had nothing w do with citizenship. The admission of a territory into the union as a stato has nover been held to naturalizo ailens therein. There ia no record of any such claim or adjudica- tion. The averment. in the answer upon informa- tion and bellef thut Joseph Boyd, the fathe completed bis naturalization before Octobor, 1854, does not raise un issue upon which proot can be taken, and is subject to_demurrer, No oral festimony would be adwissable under that averment to prove the actof nat- uralization, as such proof is confined to tho Production’ of the record. The whole answer construed togother dls- Bieasoy oh naturalization of the father n 1854, s s dhe Senate Lixcor, Neb., March 19,—[Special to Tix Bae. | -The senate met this morning at 10:30 o'clock, All the members were present ox- copt Senator Coulter. No comaiftee meetings were held last night, accordingly no reports were presontod. I'ho reports made yesterday on & nnmber of bills were read agaln and the measures re- ferred to the several committeos, Souator Poynter's resolution directing the sectotary of state to furnish each member of the senale with a copy of all the contracts between the state and Charles Mosher ro- garding convict labor {n the penitentiary was adopted. On motion of Senator Switsler the vote by which seuate file No. 18 had been adopted was reconsidered, ordered re-cngrossed for third reading. This is the warehouse bilk In compliance with a request from the senate, the house, to which the bill had, beon sent, returned the measure this mornifig to have it correctly engrossed, nator Randall offored a minor correction of senate filo No. 206, Several unimportant bills first and second tim House roll No. 5 was read a_third time and passed, 1t enables not less than twenty people residing in one county, who shall own not less than §20,000 worth ‘of property, to form an incorporated company for ' the purpose of mutual msurance against loss by tire, lightning, hail or tornado, House roll No. 284 was read a_tuird time and passed. [t authorizes counties to draw warrants on the genoral fund not to exceed 10 por cont of the assessment, to purchase seed grain for settlers and provide for their immediato wants of food, fuel aud clothing. House roll No. 271 by Mr. Fee was passed. 1t establishes the county of Boyd. Recess “T'he senate assembled in the ufternoon at 150 clock. The committoe on medical legislation recommended the indefinite postponement of senate file No. 31, wolating to the spread of contagious diseases and No. 200 providing for the appointment of a state veterinarian, Tho same committee veported without recommendation senate filo 235, regrd- ing the practico of veterinary surgery with- out a permit. Senator Coulter's file No. 150 was passed, T'his bill designates the wording of *liquor licenses and specifies that they may be trins- ferrod or ussigned by the board granting were read the Tho Steven's maximum rate bill was read and recommitted. senate file No. 145, providing tions where there than one railrond, was passed. Senate file No. 161, relating to the organi zation of school districts, was also passed. Senate file 84 vy Mr. Coliins, velating justices of the peace and supervisors counties under township organization. passed. Senate file No. 138, by Senator Schram, was next read. It provides for tho punish ment of people who provoke assault by the use of indecent langiage. Senate file No. 116, establishing a board of health, was also passod After several attempts to adjourn, the mo- tion finally prevailed for rapia are move to in was state The House. Laxcory, Neb,, March 19.-~[Special to Tnre Brr.|—The nouse spent the morning session considering bills on final reading. The fol- lowing wero passed : House roll 206, by Rohan, appropriating 0,00 for the Ncbraska exhibit at the world's fair under direction of a commis- sioner general and six commissioners to be appointed by the wovernor. The salary of the general commissioner is fixed ot &,500 per vear and of the othersat §5 per day. The bill provides that only &,000 of the fund shall be available before January 1, 18 Yeas,§3; nays, 20. House roll 84, by Riley, repealing all of the statute providing for the appointment of an oil inspector and the inspeetion of _illuminat- ing oils. Yeas, 57 nays, 49, including the whole delegations from Douglas and Lan- caster. House roll 357 by Breen, prouiding for the assessment and_collection of o road tax in metropolitan _cities (Lincoln and Omana) and dividing the revenue derived from this source equally between city and county, with the emergency clause. House 1ol 3% by Howe, to punish illegal voting at village elections, by a fineof from 0 t0#00 and imprisonment in county jail 1ot to exceed six months. House roll 223 by Watson, legalizing ofiicial acts of Francis E. Brown of Otoe county. House roll 174 by Soderman, repealing the law authoriziug cities and counties to vote bonds to aid in vuilding railroads.—Yeas, nays, 82, House roll 420 by Cornish, relating to the duty of coroners, wus lost.—Yeas, 41; naj 38, The sifting committeo was authorized to file 1ts reports at any vime, and that com- mittee promptly roported a long listof bills of more or less importance to be placed at the head of the general file. In the afternoon bills on final reading were continued, and the following passed: House roll 314, by Cornish, authorizing the incorporation of ~ subordinate lodges of Knights « of Pythins, farmers' allinnco, Brotherhood of ‘St. Andrews and the Bo® hemiam Roman Catholic Benevolent society House roll 82, by Moan, fixing the rate for telegraph c House roll 83, the judicial district bill, with emergency clause taking effect at once Zyeus, 69; nays, 13, House roll 7, by Howe, providing for thn submission of a constitutional amendrment, authorizing the investment of permanent sehool fund in “school district bonds' and on real estate security—yeas, $4; nays, 4, A large number of petitions in 'favor of a bounty on suggar were presented and refevred to the committeo on miscellaneous subjects. Gale offered a rosolution that all general appropriation bills be made a special order for 10:30 tomorrow. Shrader said tnis order will kill many im- portant bills now pending, and moved to lay the motion on the table. T'he roll call was demanded and the motion provailed, 47 yeas and 41 nays, all of the independents except’Gale, Feichtinger and Dickerson votiug aye. A motion to make these bills a special order for 2:30 p. m. Mon- day, March 23, was also tabled, Altor a long wrangle over the question of adjournment, the hour for meeting was fixed at 6:30 a. m. tomorrow, which was finally reconsidered. The house then adjourncd til 8, m. Boya County. LixcoLy, Neb, Mareh 19.—[Spocial to Tur Bek.]-The following are the boundaries of tho pronosed county of Boyd, the bill to establish which passed thesenate today after having gone through the house. It will how 80 to the governor for his signature: Soction 1. That the unorganized territory i north of Tiols county una’ n the ktate of cbraska be orzanized into & new county to be known us the county of lh)r:l Bee. 2 The county of Boyd shall be hounded a8 follows: Commencing at & point i the miaalo of the main channel of the Nobrara river intersceted by the range line hetween clght and nine west: thence north on s range line to the middle of the main channel of the Missourl river: thence up the main ohannel of sald river to a point intersected by forty=third north parallel; thence west on sald’ purallel to a' point interssctod by the range lno between sixtoon and sovenio thence south on sald line to miadle of the maln channel o Niobrara v, thonco down the main_ chaunel of said river'to the pluce of beginning. Proposed Telegraph Tolls. LixcoLy, Neb,, March 10.—{Spoctal to Tug Bek.)—House roll 82, by Moan, fixing rates for telograph messages, as passed by the house, reads as follow Sectlon 1. That the maximum rates charged by wny telegraph company for the transmis- sfon of dispate from any point in this state shall not be wore than 3 cents forthe first ten words, and % cents for oteh word theros after oo, 2 Nocharge shall bomade for the v and address in au thereof within .t Tuge I this state withi of the telegraph office, Sec.ik Any tolegruph company falling o comply with the provisions of this act shall be gulliy of a misdoni d on eonviction thoreof shal Ui ot 1oss thin 4100 nor niore th Church Howe's Hu Lixcors, Neb,, March 19 —{Special to Tur Bek.|—The housd indulged in another wranglo today over a simple motion t0 fix & time to which to adjourn and wasted fully two lours, A resolution having been adopted to hold night sessions, Mr. Gunnett moved to rescind the ordar and meet at §:30 in the morning and 1:30 in the afternoon. Howe moved to amend, fixing the time at 0:30 & m, for the moruing session, and tauntod the farmers that they were not will- iug to work as many hours for the state as they do on their farms. The independents resented the charge, aud voting almost unanimously for Howe's amendment it was curried, and the original moti was adopled amid uproarious ap) charged the geu| ame L or for the delivery 1is ot muy oity or vif- aradiusof one mile Nemaba with trifling with the house, and needlessly consuming the time of the body. Finally Sternsdorft got the floor and suc- ceeded in gotting the vote reconsidered Cramb of Jofferson, thought the members were acting like school boys and was unde- ecided whether the house was a deliverate body or a eyreus for the free sbenctit of tho people in the galleries. Legislative Notes. Lixcory, Nob., Mareh 19.—[Special to Bre, |—Bills on final reading die hard in tho house. When the roll is ealled through and the clerk begins to call the names of absen- tees and verify the roll the friends of a bill begin to skirmish around lively for the neces sary 51 votes and very often a meritorious mensure is snatchéd by sharp hustling from the very jaws of death, Mr. Jolinston (dem) of Seward is “not in” the appropriation combine and, notwithstand- ingthat thore s & publicinstittion located in his county, is standing loyally by the tax- payers. Mr. Watson introduced the following reso- lution : Whereas, 1t fs reliably reported that an honored member of this house has been especiully blessed by Providence in the birth of a fifteen pound son, and Wherens, 1t 15 further reported that the eapillury ndornment of that son Is of that brilltant Titian hive so much admired by his doting father, and stamps the offspr ng us “a ehip off the old block,™ therefore, e it Resolved, That the congratulations of this house are tendered, over the anspiclous event, to the George J. Sternsdorlt and his estimable wife, and that a copy hercof be for- warded (o the sald urehin. famos . Boyd Sternsdortt, to be placed under his bib. The resolution was agreed to. The people in the gallery ate so highly en. tertained by the proceedings on the floor of the house that it has boen sugeested th would cheerfully pay a small admission fee, which might be donated to the western sufferors \When a rezolution (o begin the session at 8:4) in the morning and 1:30 in the afternoon was pending, Howe sugwested that ‘o begin the session 6 o'clock, and work like we do ot lome.” Speaker Elder declared the motion out of order on the ground that ‘wo have adopted the Australin ballot system, making eight hours a day's work." t and uproarious lwghter lasting for several minutes, follow “Ihe entire Omaha dele the Riley bill, repe for oil inspection. Speaker Elder is making a record for future use. He explains his vote on nearly every important measure, and asks that it bo made a “part of the rec wation voted against ling the law providing THE RUITING Ex The Family Scout the'ldea of Murder and s aicide, [(Conurght 1891 by James Gordon Benne!t. ] Loxboy, March 19.—[New Yol Herald Cable- Special to Tire Ber.|—The Herald correspondent, who has’ been investigating the Rutti mystery, found today Mr. Loughton, a recciviag teller at the London and Westminster bank, who s a brother-i law of Wright, and with whom thio latter re. sided many ye went, ay Mr. Loughton mad ollowing statement “Mrs. Ruttinger has not gone away, or been spirited away inysteriously, as sug- gested by some papers. Mrs. Ruttinger is now in London but s iil consequent upon the newsof the murder of her husband. Her whereabouts will not be disclosed at present. I had a letter from both Ruttinger and young Wright some time ago snying that business was not very bright with them, sad that they would not write_again for some time they were going to the far very much doubt that Wright and the Astor house suicide, are oue and the same, but 1 believe the identity s that of Rutfinger. That Wright has not been heard from is not so remarkable in the light of bis last le in which he said he might not comunicate for some time. 1 had young Wrizhtliving with me for some yoars und I cannot. believe that he would commit wurder. He was small and slight, and not at all strong. Ruttinger was a bie. powerfal man, and rather athletie. Roy & Cartwright of Lothburg. formerly lawyers to the Bauk of Englavd, are the soli- citors to the Ruttinger and Wright familios and have kuown the latter family for over thirty yoars. Tho hiead of tho firm said: T am well acquainted with the hisvory of his family and forwarded an_epitome thereof to ny representative, Mr. Seward. The facts throwing ' any _light on the case are tvuly these: Mrs. Ruttinger left Hambury for London somo wecks bof ore he saled for America, and not after he had gone as has been stated. They were not upon very friendly terms, the cause being prineipally incompatibility of temper.” He went on o say that the Wrights had all come intoa certain’ amount of proporty and tht he apprenticed young Wright to a diamond payingthe lattera good premiuin, but Wright was of a roving disposition and was released from tho indentures by the sui cide of his emplo; He then jomed Rut- cr and invested his monpy in his busi- ness. Ruttinger had been a provision mer- chant, but failing tool up the lice and fancy twrade. In this he was not hofa sn. coss, for he lost kis own and Wright's money, although the statement o the law- yer's own words were peculiar: “Well, he lost it in s business, or lot us say a greater portion of it.” The in ference is that he keptsome of it besides what he lost in his_business. They both wrote saying that things had gone wrong and that they would goout west. The im pression given by the lawyers is that Rut- tinger was not a very nice man to deal with. They do not. believe that young Wright 1s tne suicide of the Astor house, and they have today sent off to their agents in New York tiwo hundkerchiofs mariced +*W. W." In lurio red letters, and one embroidered in white. Theso are’ thesame kind that Wright took with him and may assist in theidentification. ‘They say that were ituot that Mes. Ruttinger is too ill_ they would bring her to New York to view the dead bodies. [t isnot true that Ruttinger was in London before he sailed for America. His wife was staying at Merton, but since being pestered by reporters she has come into London. Both Jawycrs and Loughton are indignant at the statement that Mrs Ruttinger kuow anything about her husband's insurance. They positively asseet that he was not in- sured with her knowledge and must have taken_out a policy either from an agent in New York or in Berlin. Any one who knows Wright, they say, wouldgaugh at the idea of his becoming desperaté and committing a murder, e Failed for Half a Miltion. LouvisviiLe, Ky., March 19.—Theodore Schwartz & Co,, private bankers, failed today for £00,000. Their assignment carries to the wall the Union tobacco works. Schwartz was the resident German cousul and operated a savings banlk in_connection with his other business. Fred Jannesen, a member of the firm, has mysteriously disappeared. Fears aro entertained that he committed suicid Just who the largest creditors aro canuot bo ascertuined at present. Somo othor Louis- ville institutions, it is understood, were caugot pretty heavily, and possibly other failures may result. It is generally supposed the failure was caused by the finuncial stringency. e Sea Postal Clerks & ent Out. Nrw Yonk, March 10.—[Special mam to Tur Bee]-The North German Lloyd steamer Havel, which sailed for, Bremen vesterday, carried three American postal clérks, who are to perform the new duty of sorting the Germun mail while cross- ing the ocenn. Other sea postal clerks will be assigned to similar duty later, st L by Poison~d by Prepared Meat. Pirmssung, Pa., Mereh 10, M. Nolan died this morning from tho effects of eating prepared meat purchased at a grocory last evening. His wife also partookof the weat, but will probably recover. ¢ Tele- ioes Insanc. March 10.—This morning Gowan, the Salvation army man who was one of the contestants in the walking mateh, suddenly became insane and violent, and was removed from the track. - Gold in Missour. Lexxus, Mo., Maroh 19, -1t is learned that fiftoen inch veins near Boston, this county. have been discovered rich with gold, e i Killed Waile Resisting Awrest. Pixe Buoew, Avk, March 19.-Georga Simums, a desperate character. was shot and killed while resisting ofticers. HASTINGS SENDS CREETINGS, Board of Trade Resolutions Endorsing the New Orftans Lynohing. A DETECTIVE, SCHEMING FOR GLORY. Dave Lifly,a Beatrice Train Wrecker, on Trial for Murder—Preparing for Municipal Elecs "tions. Hastixas, Neb, March 10.—| Special Tele- gram to Tie Ber. | — At the rogular meeting of the board of trade tonight at the chamber of commerce, the foilowing resolations ere adopted : To the Honorable W, A. Parkerson and the many thousands of other loyal citizons of New Orleans, ia, greeting: Whereas, The tondency of vour Sicilian Inbabitants has been strong for the estab- ishmeut of the order of the Mafia within the borders of our fair, fros land, and Whereas, Said institution is vile, vulgar and viclous and in direct conflict with the es- tablished laws, rules and regulations of our society and cotintry, and Whereas, America is for Americans aund American institutions 1o the excluston of all foreign ideas and rules in conflict with 1ife, liberty and the psacefui pursuit with all freedom in our business, official or social dutfes. Thereforo be it Resolved, That this board but voices the usited sentiment of the loyal citizens of Hastings, Neb.. in tendering their approval of the action taken by them in that deplor able but justitied event which took place in your city on what will be for years to come that memorable Saturday, March 14. Detectives Scheming for Glory. Beatice, Neb, March 19, —[Special Telo- gram to Tur Ber.| —William McKinney, C. H. Bowles aud Ed fohuson, were this moru- ing acquitted in the district court of the charge of burglary and were at once dis- charged from custody. It was shown that the boys were led into the attempted burglary by a self-constituted detective, Bell, who ex- pected to veap a littlo cheap glory out of the affair. Bell disappeared shortly afterwaras and has not shown up since. A Train Wrec Dramrice, Neb, Ma| er op Trial, h 10.—|Spectal Tele- gram to Tug Brr] The case of Dave Lilly, charged with murder - tho fiest degree and with wrecking a Union Pacific passenger train last December, was called in the dis- trict court here this morniag. The entire day was consumed in_securing a jary. Tho outeome of the case is being closely watched by the railroad oficials and others through out thecountry. A large number of wit- nesses are to be exunined and the trial will probably consume four or five days. Deatn BraTricr, Neb., Mareh 19.—[Special Tele- gram to Toe Bee!|—The new Australum ballot law hasa_confusing cffect upon the local curbstone stutesmen. Thus far- the average ward politiciap has been wholly un- able to compreherd the run of things as pro- vided for under tho new iaw. 'Phe people's party issned a call for a convention to be held Sa B 2l, but have since discoy- liogal and couseq uently the convention hins boen abandoned. The dependents held a_conyention last night and placed the followile ticket 1 nomination: Ifor mayor, E. R. Fogg: for police judge, » H. Craig: for membert of the board of edu- cation, Mrs. A, Hardy, Josepn Wesslar; for councilmen, first ward, Frank Morrison; Second ward, N, Herron: Third ward, R. J. mith ; Fourth ward. A. B. Clark. either the xopublican nor dom ocratic parties haye vet (otefmined to call a city conventlon." The nomiftation of Jcandidates seems to beleft by common consent to the practiceof petitions under the stated forms of the new bullot law. The candidates for mayor thus far knoww are: Republicans, E, B. Sherman, L. B Walker: democrats, E. R, Fogg, R. S. Bibb. It is given out pretty authoritatively that the present incumbent, Mr. William Ebright, will not be a candidate under any circumstances. The priucipal in- terest of the campaign centers in the mayor- alty. There is, however, a police judge and two members of the board of education to be nominated, and au alderman from ecach ward, ic . Otoe County ASsessors. Nenmiska Crry, Neb, March 19.—[Special un to Mtk Bre. |- Following is a list assessors of Otoe county: Hondricks precinet, Johu Siemans; South Branch, B, S. Pindar; Osage, K. J. Beors; McWilliams, John H. Kuenning; Rock Creok, H. R Fredricks; Otoe, C. W. Shirley; Palmyr C. W. Sovers: Russell, 0, J. Harper: Syr cuse, J. W. McCormick: Delaware, Robert Smack: Belmont, Sim_Patton; Four Mile, E. C. Fowlkes: North Branch, James Me- ihaney; Berlin, Kred Neus Wyoming, James N. Anderson; Nebraska City, K Bradley, G. L Bluchdor, Taylor Hail, Z. T. Wright, Paying Taxes Under Protest. Nepraska Crty, Neb, March 19.—[Special Telogram to Tre Brr.|—Attorneys for the B. & M. went before the county commission- ers this morning and paid $1,100 bridge tax under protest. The total tax is $3,512.28, and the B. & M. claimed a rebato of $1,101.80 for thereason that 195 feotof the east span is notin Nebraska, and thoreforo is not taxable m Otoe county. This question was supposed to have been settled when Survevor Pierce located the meander Iine of the river between Nobraska and Iown, butthe B, & M. s not disposed to accept Ins survey. The case will be Lem'«l at the next term of court. An Anti-license licket. CexTiaL Ciry, Nob., March 19.—[Special to Tk BEE.]—At an anti-license caucus held herelast evening H. Fouts was nominated for mayor, Joseph Sparks for clerk, W. E. Gibbs for treasurer, B, C. Simmons for en- gincer: for conncilmen from the First, Sccond and Third wards, respectively, L. H.Fau- cett, T. B. Murphy and W. H. C. Rico; for members of the board of education, C. W. Adams, W. T. Thompson ond Mrs. J. H. Berryman. Licenso will be the“issue as usval. A vear ago license won for the first timo in eight years, There is every prospect of an extremely close fight. March 19, -- [Speeial Telegram to Tite, Bre. |—Minnick & Morrill, general merchants, made a voluntary assign- ment yesterday dftéfnoon, Itis understood that the firm will’ béable to pay all liabilities and that the asSigiment was made for the purposo of closibe Gp the estate of G. A. Riiinicx, deceasedt small Fire at 1 lair, Biain, Neb, Mdreh 10.— | Special to T1 B Ative hrmfi' out in the photograph gallery of G. B, ]hfwrs' last night about 1 o'clock. It started from a lamp left burniag in the dark room. ’ & considerable amouut of damage was done to the pictures by smoke and water, bul_isvinsured for $00 iu the Southern of Califorula, which will cover the damage. 101 iy Conygut «als. Braruick, Neb., March 19.~[Special Tele- gramto Tme Ber.|—Tho republicans have issued a call for a city convention at the city hall for Saturday afterncon next, 1o nomin- ate o straight republican ity ticket. The democrats will hold a convention for a like purpose the samo day at Grimes' hall. Arrestod vor Hog Stealing. Newuaska Ciry, Neb., March 19.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.)—John C. Hawks, who lives lu Wyoming precinet, today swore out warrants before Judge Katon for the ar- rest of Hart Curistopner and Joseph Billiphs on the charge of stealing hogs from the com- plaiuant. License and Ant - iconse. Unica, Neb, March 10.—|Special to Tnr Bre|—At a meating of the clectors of the village on Monday evening a resolution was offered and adopted 1o place in nomination a cltizen tickot. At the second meetng. which 'w-- hold last night, they placed in nomina- tlon a straight license bonrd, tho anti-licens peoplo ho¥ing & separate caucus and placing in nomination a stralght anti-license ticket, As usual, the bittle will bo saloon OF N0 sa- loon, and 'If the former thq fee will be fixed ',n,wm Adjudged Insane, Crarpeent, Nob,, March 19.—{Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee.]-Anton Haterman, o highly respected German living near Day, in the eastorn part of Deuel county, was ad- judeed insane by the board of 'insanity today, Hereditary jnsanity is supposed to be tho cause, Shooting Contest. Erxiory, Nob., March 10— [Special Tele- gram to Tnr Bee.|—The frst day's shoot of the two days' live bird contest was 0 success. Kred Fuiler, Doc Pickard, Ed Wittig, Bon Wittig, Katty Bloedol and Frank Withnell of Omaha were present. Bloedel acted as referee and k.d Wittig was A spectator, not a disinterestod one, however, 1 he backed his son in sevoral contests. The contests will tako place tomorrow. Lighteen was the highest and fiitoen the lowest score today out of & possible twenty. prbindoAcina 44 Preparing for Meat Inspection. New Yonk, March [0.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.|—Seovetary Rusk of the dopart- ment of agriculture, and Dr. D. E. Salmon, ohief of the bureau of animal industry, aro here studying details prior to putting mto operation the new law providing for the in- spection of meats bound for foreign markats, Secretary Rusk said he was nearly ready to atart the machinery of tho law which calls for inspection. He would make the rules us simpleas possible. There would be no mi- croscopic examinations of pork except of such us was bound for countries which had shown fear of trichina. e believed that the in- spection law would_satisfy F'rance, Germany and England, and he anticipated a large in- crease in the'export of hog products to thoso countrics. SERIENSI Montana's Stock Prosp Grear F'siis, Mont., March 19.—(Special Telegram to Tne Bee, |—-Those who have been out upon the ranges recently state that cattle and sheep are in excellent condition It was feared that the heavy snow storms that occurred in February and early this month would result in serious losses to live stock i Montana. The recent chinook winds, however, have melted off much of the snow from the ranges, and a8 the season is so far advanced there will be little orno further or to stock interests. The frequent_and 'y snows that have fallen in Montana during the past. few woeks indicate that the drouth is broken and give assurance of abundant grass and excellent crops. e ey Eloped with an Aged Lover. Prrrsitke, Pa, March 19, —[Special Tele- gram to Tur Bee.|—Benjamin Furnabee of Old Coucord, Washington county, this state aud Miss Mary E. Tmiay of California, in the sume county, cloped to this city today and Thoe groom is a wealthy six years of age and the brido Her aged sweetheart has no children, but his relati terfered aud threatened to prev On leaving home the bridegroom as sisted 10 the train by a servant. The couplo expect o go home in the morning, e st Youthfal Would-He Murderer. Crxoryyam, O, March [Special Tele- gram to Tne Ber.|—Mayor Berry of New- port, Ky., had before him this morning John Culla, & diminutive Italian boy eight years old, charged with cutting with intent to kill Charles Ciyde, alad about his own age. Tho boys quarreled about a stick,ana Culla's knife made a gash in_Clyde’s throat that may cause his death. Tho boy was sent to Jull to await the resull of the injury. Culla Delongs to a respectablo Italian family. His father says he is glad the boy is inail, for he had no control over him, pEg Senator Hearst's Will Probated. SAN Fraxcisco,Cal, Mareh 19, —The will of the late Senator (ieorge Hearst was filed for probate yesterday by his widow, Phoobe M. Hearst, who is made sole executrix. The will states that Senator Hearst recognizes that his wifo is logally entitled to _one-halt the entive estate, it all being community property, and he also bequeaths to her ab- solutely 'the remaining_onc-half Frovision ismade that if Mrs. Hearst marries a one-half the estato revorts to the son, William R. Hearst. farmer sey 15 only twenty — No Traces of Poison Found. Cnesco, Mareh 19.—A chemist who anal- yed apartof the wino used by Mrs. A. J. Siell, supposed to contain poison, has bean uuable to find traces of either arsenic or su- gar of lead. Mrs. Snell's symptoms mdicate one of these poisons. No charge of poisoning has been brought against the maid. The crystals found in her trunk are now said to boalum, A It Excited Home Seekers. Awkavsas Ciry, Kan, March 19.~When the fact became known hera that the Osage, Ponea, Pawnee and Otos reservations wers tobe leasod to cattlemen, home seekers and overybody else became much excited, The turning of cattle into these reservations is held to mean that the cattlomen are to re- main in possession of the Cherokee strip. daiti i Suicide of an Actor. New Yonx, March 19, —Henry Abeling, an actor, committea suicide with @ pistol during the night. He played in *‘Paul Kavar' and «Jim, the Penman,” IOWA RAILROAD EAR) (iS. The Burlington Olaims it is Sustaining a Gradual Falling Off, INCREASED ~ ASSESSMENTS PROBABLE, Sull Worrying Over the Two- Rate—Election of Oregon Short Line Oficers—A Dividend. Con t Drs Moixes, [a., March 10, —|Special Tele- gram to Tiue Bere|-—-There was anotable | falling off In the attendance at the railway assessment hearing before tho state execcu tive council today, but tho arguments wore kept up allday. Tax Commissioner Walkor of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy showed that the earnings of the rad are the same | this year as a year ago. The expenses a year ago were §3,953,173, against #,362,000 this year. Outof the 752 miles in tho state there are 47l miles of branch lines, andon those branch lines thero was a falling off of the earnings. In 1857 out of fifteen branches con- | taining 370 miles there was over$100,000 loss; in 188 out of twelve branches there was ‘dloss of 8104,000; iu 1889 out of thirtcon branches there was a loss of 171,000, and in 1890 all but one branch showed a loss, or 428 miles in the stato lost $174,401. Commissioner Smith of tho Iowa board nsked what percentago of credit the branch lines were given for the amount of fr and pussengers they gave to the main Mr. Walkor was unable to answor. Govornor Boios asked what rate of int the road should bear when the water squeczed out of tho stock. Mr, W thought it should be somewhere botw and 8 per cent. The governor wanted to know if it would be r to find out the aver ago et earnings forone wile of road for five years and then see what amoun er cent that would pay interest on. Then supposing that all property is assessed one-third, would it be fair to assess the amount thus obtained on thesame principlest “You would bo going back of measures that exist today,” said Mv, Walkor, *and the roads are poorer today than they wore some time ago you would meet with that dif- ficulty.” * “Is it not true that sometimes a road which s valuaolein rolling stock, right of way, otc., has fess net eurnings than & road with poorer equipments ¢ asked Secrotary M- Parland. Mr. Walker—Yes, diffieul you will meet with that id many others, Secretary MeFarlaud —1o Q. is paing too much t in proportion to other roads! Mr. Walker—I think the roads are bearing their shave of tho tax, and in that relation the +Q" is bearing more than its sharo. By means of a map Mr. Walker showed the fanlty construction of the “Q" when origin. ally built and the great amount that it was necessary to expend afterwards 1o put it in good shupe. Mr. Mulligan of the Milwaukee made a statement regarding the earnings in Iowa. He said they had been accused of dishonesty in_roporting iings. He submitted the followingz, which he said was based upon tho actual facts by afidavit: For Iowa, total ne income for 1890, $2,001, They were making an effort toc 50 a3 to sy interest upon the funded debt and dividends upon the eapital stock, Mr. Ashby: “You then regarl your road worth its full capitalization!” Mr. Mulligan replied that he didn't mean | to infer anything as t the worth of the road, As managers they had to make the earnings or be dismissed. * He took up the gross in- come theory as tho proper one, and stated that 3 per cent upon gross incomes was the proper rate, e said they paid 4 per cent in Wisconsin and found it too burdensome, but bad submitted to it to escape a more onerous Inw imposed by a granger legislature. Three per cont will leave the tax stnd as it now s. Governor Boies asked in regard to apply- ing the netincome. Mr. Muiligan objected becauso they were making a special effort 0 show large net earnings and hence had neglected to keap the weneral road equip- ments up to the standard. Dis Moixes, I, March19.—The | beforo the executive counsel on inc railroad assessments closed today. farmers’ alliances ave meeting in different parts of the state and by adopting resolutions | are bringing great pressure to mncrease the assessment from 43,000,000 to nearcr $100,- 000,000, Oregon Short Line Officers. Sarr Liake,Utan, March 19.—[Special "Tele- gram to Tue Bre.| —At the anuual meeting of the stockholders of the Oregon Short, Line and Utah Norvhern railroads, F. L. Ames, E. F. Atkins, . Gordon Dexter of Boston: Sid- ney Dilloa and A. F.Green of New York; John Sharp of Salt Lake City; Jay Gould and Russell Sage of Now York and S. H. H. Clack of Omaha were elected directors, The last three named were ctected in place of C. F. Adams, D. B. Thompsou and W. H. Hol- comb. Otherwise only routine business was transicted. Tho dircotors’ meoting will be neld at some future date, when S. H. H. Clark will bo elocted general manager, vico W. H. Holcomb. Railroad Crop Report. Cricaco, March 19.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]-The first reports on this year's wheat crop are being gathered by the west- em railroads. The Atchison, Rock Island and Burlington report a larger acreage in you think the 'S, or oo much | over, that it was a | enfor | was ontirely unexpected, as it was thought wheat than ever before, and that the wheat fs 1a excellent condition. In Kansas the acreage s reportod at a0 per cont incroase over last year, with fair prospects of 50,000, 000 bushels against 35,000,000 last yoar. S, T, K. Prince, the crop expert, roports bub little grain in store in the west and that the season on the wholo 18 backward Fighting the Two-Cont Rate, Cmeaco, March 19.—(Special Telogram to Tar Ber|—As far as lies in the power of railroads they today did overything to aveid making the dreaded 2-cont miloago rato in westorn territory. Tho general managors wer never more {n earnost than whon {hey decided as above tolay, as they all bolieve it would result in a8 non-paying passenger trafle, excoyt periaps in Ilinols. Tt wa aerreed that the St. Louis rate be advanced to the old figure, that no low-priced mile- age books bo sold, and the managors will meet again tomorrow to dovise means for maintaining the advanced ratos. One of the managers admitted, how- almost hopeless task now that the legislature had practically ‘eed to 2cent rates in Tlinois. This sction this legislaturo was fixed on railvoad tions, Tho rallroads will combine to the threatened legislation. s defoat Railroad Legislation St Pavt, Minn., March 19, - [Spociak Tolo- gram to Tik Bre. |—Two renorts were mado this morning from the railrond committes of the house on the proposed radical railrad bill. The minority report favored a substituto in which tho most radic features of the original bill are incorporate whilo the majority report rocommende substitute which makoes but fow chan g the presont law, and those are simply in tonded to bring it within the oounds of the recent decisions of the United States supremo court carrior Granted Furth r Time Ciicaao, March 19.—The Alton has granted the Jacksonville Soutnoastern further extension of time until March 26, to vrove its wood intention in withdrawing tho obnoxious mileage tickets It is thought somo ronds will help the Jacksonville South oastern ont, and thus prevent the dreaded mauguration of the two-cent, rates ravel Stopped by the Bl St Lotis, Mo, Marsh 19— Dispatches from Texas state that the Southern Pacific road has boen compelled to abandon two passenger traius and nine freight trains bo- cause of tho flood. Business by tho regular route witl not be resumed for three months. rowith ith, 19.—The grievance Brotherhood of Railway today bad several conferences with e C. Smith,assistaut general man agerof the Missouri Pacifie, but decline to state the nature of the business discussed. ods. Conductors Oon St. Lotis, Mo, March committee of the Conductor tissouri Pacitic bividend New Youk, Mavch 19, ~The Missouri cific directors today declared quarteMy dividend of 1 per cent, Pa. the regular THE MUSICI LEAGUE, They Talk America M ILWAUKE: About Afiliating with the Federation of Lab r. , Wis,, March 10.—Newmly tho entire day was occupied in the convention of the national league of musicians in discus- sion of the proposed afiiliation of the league with the Amerlcan Federation of Labor. President Wolsieffer urged cautious action, Ho said: “Itisa serlous question, and tho advisability of refraining from committing the league to either of the questions at issus between capital and labor should receivs most carnest cousideration.” Delegate Cu rier spoie at le ingz the proposition as a ne the accomplishments of the objects of the league. He was seconded by Delegate Davis, who said that the Sun Francisco local union had instructed him to vote for the proposition, also by delegatos from Omaha and St. Louis, The McQueary Verdict, CreveELAYD, O, March 19.—The verdict in the case of Rev. Howard N. McQueary for horesy was mado public today. McQueary is suspended for six months, and if he doos not “retruct’” in that time his suspension will be- come expulsion. Rey. Howard McQueary recelved oficinl notice of bis sentence from Bishop Leonard this_merning. 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