Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 28, 1892, Page 4

il()\\' DEMOCRATS ECONOMIZE They Make a Record, IT WILL FALL HEAVILY ON THE WEST Nehraska of the False cularly Will Feol the Efe olicy ~Sweeplng R Mado In Al Appropriations less of Legitimate Demane ctions ard- 513 FOURTEENTI STRERT WasiiNeros, b, C., Feb, 2 The house appropriations committee mem- Bers are determined that in their remaining appropriation bills they will live up to their iden and policy of “reform.” Mr. Dockery, who is chairman of the subcommitteo for tho District of Columbia, will report his bill to the full committee on Monday morning and expects to have it in the house by Monday afternoon. He claiins that bio will save 8500,- 000 on the bill this year, and it is character- istic of the democratiz party that the pria- cipal reductions in the appropriations are made in providing for free schiools in the Dis- trict of Columbia. No less than §200,000 is thus cut out of the school fund. Judge Sayres, who is in charge of the sun- dry civil bill, expects to have that bill in the house by tho end of the week. He has mado the most sweeping reductions in it thatare made in any appropriation bil and claims that he will “'save’’ £10,000,000. There is no particular cut at any point, according to nis statements, but svory item has been reduced from lInst year's appropriations. There are practically no appropriations for public buildings, and the Louse has before it now a resolution providing that there shall be no appropriations made whatever for public buildings, Both Mr. Dockery and Judge Sayres claim that they will get their bills through the house practically us they will come from the committee and’ they will not in confer- enco permit the seuate to make any sub- stantial increase, The onterprises in and developments of the west will receive a serious setback by the appropriation bills prepared by this Louse. The postoftice and Todian and public land branches of the gov ernment_ will be reduced to the lowest pos- sible ebb, Tho house today for instunce voted to place all tho Indian agencies in the hands of army offic To Pay for Nebraska's T are. Dr. Leander B. Smith has been recom- mended for appointmenton the pension board at Fremont in place of Dr. Crabb, resigned. Senator Manderson intends introducing a bill to reimpurse the state of Nebtaska for the expenditures shy mado during the Sioux Indian outbreak, eighteen months or o yoar ago, in defending her northern border.” He will depend on the state ofticers of Nebraska to furnish bim statistics and general facts to back up Uis efforts. I'he scnate committeo on public buildings and grounds has re- orted fayorably the Paddock vill vroviding or a public building at Grand Island, to cost, with the site, #0,000. There is nodoubt the bill will pass the senate, ‘I'he burden of final success now lies with Kopresentative MecKeighan, who is expoected to get 1t through the house. Wasmivaros Berrav o Tae “r,r,} ian Miscellanec In the case of Joseph C. Herrick from Mitchell, D., homestead entry final proof, Assistant Secretary Chandler today reversed tne decision of the commissioner of whe gen- cral lsnd office and directed that a patent 15500 On the entry in question. In tho case of Mary Stanton against William Constan- tine, from Cheyenne, Wyo., Assistant Secre- tary Chandler modified the commissioner’s decision and ordered a hearing to bo neld be- fore tho local officers, at which one of the special agents shall be present and roprosent the government. When the testimony shall have been taken the local officials will read- judicate the matter 1 1ssue and allow the case to take the usual course. The condition of Mrs. Brown, mother of Mrs. Manderson, is a little proved tonight, although she is yet in & dangerous condition, The vacancy on the committee on ways and means which will be made by the retirement of Mr. McKeuna ot California, who has been appointed to the bench, will probably be filled next week by Speaker Crisp. The three principal candidates for the place are Hen- derson and Hopkins of [llinois and Dolliver of lowa., Eachof these named are making no fight themselves, but the friends of each aro urging him upon tho speaker. The gen- eral opinion is that Mr. Henderson will be chosen on account of his long service in con- gress, although Dolliver's frionds are making a deternnned effort for the Towan, Representative Flick’s announcement that he will not be a candidate for re-electidn has brought out alarge number of the citi- zens of the Kighth lowa district who will contest with ex-Congressman Hepburn for the privilege of the republican nomiunation, The latest gentleman to come out and quies feel aroundis W. H. Hall of Osceola, who, it is unaerstood, will appear as a candidate before the convention unless he is convinced in advance that there will be no chance for his success The house committce on public lanas will hear Representative Liolliver in behalf of his bill to indemuify the settlers of the Des Moines River company’s lands on next Mon- day, Roprosentative Seeriey is & mombor of tha subcommittee having this bill in charge, and says he is heartily in favorof it. He will give Mr. Dolliver all the support pos- sible. Itis believed now that the bill wiil be favorably reported. Topresentative Bryan has received a cir- cular letter from the Fremont Manufactur- ers and Dealers aszociation, asking bim to vote against bis own free binding twine bili, He will not yield to the request. N. 8. Harwood has left for his home in Lincoln, Editor M. K. Turner, of the Columbus Journal, who has been visiting friends in the east for three weoks and who has spent a few days in Washington, left for his home 1his evening. He departs from the concentric circle of politics & strouger protectionist and republican in general than ever before, fiev. J. D, Tato of Grand Island, a well known labor lecturer, is in the city collect- ing data for his work. Henry T. Oxnard of Grand Island went over to New York tbis evening. Ho will re- turn here on Monday to remain all of next weel. A. F. Shepard was today appointed post- master at Olu, Boise county, Idaha, vice M. Perron, resigned. J. B, Ingleduo of Carroll county, lowa, who was an employe jn the folding room of the last house, bas been ap- {wm'.ud watchman in the governmeunt priot- g oftice, Senator Allison bas gone to Rhode Island with Senator Aldrich to remain over Sunday, Representative Seerley today introduced & bill providing for the payment of one-half of the ewanse of paving streets around the United States court house and postoftice at Keokuk, Ta. . Mps. Senator Sanders gave a tea vesterday at her residence, 515 Vermont avenue, when the apartments were decorated with ?b\lmfl and 1on'§mlu. atwhich her gown was of blue brocaded satin with diamond ana pearl orna- ments. The ladies of the receiwving party wore Mrs, Russell Harrison, Mrs, Thuroer, Mrs, Snider, Mrs. Annin, Mrs. Representa- tive Dixon and Miss Rose Crans. 1n the tea Yoom guests were cared for by Miss Sanders, niece of the hostess, Miss Perkins, Mi Snider, Miss Townsend aud the Misses Me- Parlin, Mr. and Mrs, Scott-Elliottareat Welcker's until tomorrow, when they wHl leave for thelr ranch near Salt Lake, U. T, Senator Paddock s co-operating with Chairman Hatch of the house committee on agriculture in au effort to secure an appropri- ation to continue the experiments in sugar producing from plants and the manufacture of sugar therefrom. There are a number of stations where these experiments are being made, one at Schuyler, Neb,, aud if they are 10 be maintained it is necossary that an ap- propriation to cover the expense should be Emvlfltd for in the Il!l"\cullurl.l appropriation ill, Secretary Rusk is doing what he can mn the pomisia, ‘The house committee on commerce has decided 10 report one of the bills introduced provigiog for & uniform system of car coupling, 'The bill most likely to be adopted by the committee is that introduced by Rep- resentative D. B. Henderson of Dubugue, Ja. General Henderson was the first mem- ber of congress to take u? this subject and bis bill of last season was favorably reported, but failed of action for wunt of “time. Al the other bills offered have practical modifi- cations of the Henderson measure. BSenators Mauderson und Paddock were no- Will Let Vital Interests Suffer to | tified in January that tho name Qf A. D. Yocum of Hastings would have to be droppéa from the list of the Treasury department be- cause of the necessity to redyce the force in the purticalar work on which he was em- plosed. On inquiry today from the acting secretal f the traasury, Senator Paddock icarned that the order relieving him was is- sucd more than & month ago, the receipt of the notice whercof was ucknowleaged by Mr. Yocum on tho 2d of the prasent month, Thero {s much sympathy here for Mr. Yocum and his family among his Nebraska friends and the treasury officials under whom he served, on account of the serious trouble in which thoy are involved. 2, H. NEWS FOR THE ARMY, Complete List of Changes in the Regalar servi Wasmixaroy, D, C., Feb, 27.—|Special Telegram to Tne Bee|—The following assignments to regiments of officers recently promoted and transfers of oficers are or dered The following transfers in the Sixteenth infantry arc fmade: Second Lieutenant Beaumont B. Buck, from Company I to 1 Second Lieuteuant Lewis S. Lieutenant Colonel John H, Page, Twenty- second infantry, 18 detafled as a momber of tho board of officers appointed to meet at Fort Keogh, Mont, March 1, for the physi cal and mental examination of appointees to the United States military academy. vico Colonel Peter T, Swain, Twenty-second in fantry, who is relioved from detaii as a mem ver of that board. Leave of absence granted Captain James M. Boll, Soventh cavalry, January 21, is extended 'one month. Leave of absence for threo months, to take offoct about March 15, 1802, is @ranted Captain George I\, Towie, Nineteenth infantry. We Wasnixaros, D, . 27, Special Tole- gram to Tue Bee|—Tho following list of pensions granted is roported by Tuk Bee and xuminer Bureau of Claims: Nebraska: Original—Philip C.Moorhead, William H. H, Proitt, Eli 8. Ricker, William M. Knotts, David 1% Merritt, James R. Somans, Willlam C. Clark, Frederick Unger, Idwin V. Childs, Joseph’ Manners, Samuel Miller, Jotn H. Anderson, Wallaco Jacksun, Alfred I, Schuster, Jacob Schwats, Edwurd MeDouald, Frank A. Jones, John Cook, John N. MeClintic. Aaditional—James B. Morri Reissue~John_ Dolson. Original widows, Haunab M. Ridley, Josephine Millor. outh Dakota: Original—William Dough crty, Hugh Jones, Hor mith, Franklin Spencer, Charles B. Additional— Goorgo Bebold lowa: Original--George Trumbs, Wil liam K. Colburn, Lobort Sateriee, Theodoro I. Yotts, [lijah H. Cole, Cophas H. Ather ton, Edward Stevens, slaksen, Alcx Walker, William , Josepn C. Stoddard, Samuel A. Johnston, Johun Bar- due, Adelbert Clark, Hillary Mudd, Gran- ville Naylor, Daniel H, Phiilips, George W. Seaton, - Goorge A, Parker, _William Itoots, John W. Jonner, Andrew J. Wessels, Henry B. Dryden, Alex H, Brown, William P. Drew, John' Likos, Christiana Seoler, Clif- ford N. Mayo, Leonard T. McCown, John Davidson, John Willinms, William Wilson. Additional--Isaac Jessup, Georgo Yarbarn, Thotnas J. Thompson. Supplemental—Caulob B. Smith. Increase—Charles Westhoff, Nicholas Adams. Western Pe Cureaco, 111, Feb. | Telogram to Tur Ber.|—The following western peo- ple are n the city: At the Grand Pacific—A. R. Loomis, Fort Dodge, Ia.; Alex Anderson, W. N. Richard- son, Davenport, Ia, At tho Palmer—A. McKillop, 'l'obias, Neb. ; W. L. Brown, M. L #Aitken, L. T. Betin, Des Moines, ' la. John Farnsworth, Mus. Shep, Prascott, At tha ' Wellington Ringelman, Des Moines: Mr. ana Mrvs. George Stephenson, Cedar Rapids, Ta. At the Leland—Johin G, Stevens, Sturgis, S. D, At'the Auditorium—Mr. and Mrs, M. A, Dillon, M. H. Young, Omnaha; E. H, Patto C. Kuehl, Willinm M. John, 'D. P, Slattery, L venpor Killed His Ex-Mistress. Byens, Colo,, Feb. 27.—John Seger shot and seriously wounded Mrs, Elfirs this fore- noon and then shot himself, dying instantl, Seger and Mrs. Eifirs had been living to- gether. Segers had been out of town for the past two weeks, and when he roturned this morning he found that Mrs. Elfirs had trans- ferred her affoctions to a man named Charles Koapp. This aroused his jealousy and the shooting was the result. —_— Buried Inn Snowslide Ouray, Colo., Feb. 27.—A snowslide passed over the Hugo mine yesterduy afternoon and caught a miner named William Cameron, carrying him {down the mountain and bury- fng him, A searching party has beon trying for twenty-four hours to recover his body, but have not yet succeeded. e g Dr. Cullimore, ocul Bee buils — PERSONAL PARAGKAPHS, Clark. ng. C. E. Ellis of Crawford is at the Arcade, D. G. Bricker of Butte is at the Murray. Jonn Kelley of Ravenna is at the Dellone. R. M. Allen of Ames is a guest at theMil- lard. W. J. McGillin of Imperial is at the Mil- lard. T. M. Scheaft: of Fullecton is at the Ar- cade. . J. F. Eshelman of Seattle is a guest at the Paxton. J. W. Lynch of Columbus 1s a guest at the Millard. Mr. Henry Hardy of H. Hardy & Co. is in the east. J. F. Allen of Fremont was at the Murray yesterday. . W. Kenney of Blair was at the Dellone yesterdoy. Nate Deaver of Blair was in the city yesterday. E. E. Driskell.of Wakeficld is a guest at the Arcade. 7 W. €. Conger of Loup City is registered at the Millard, J. V. Wallace of Grotna was at the Arcade last evening. V. E. Shickley of Geneva was at the Pax- ton yesterday. T, B. Alderman of West Point 1s stopping at the Arcade. W. H. Seward of Rapid City is rezistered at the Paxton. John W. Smith of Chadron is registered at the Merchants. J. H. Telber of Hartington 1s stopping at the Merchants, Mrs, L. A, Turner of Lincoln is & guest av the Merchants. John Jobnson of Wakefield is stopping at the Mercunnts. Nick P’billa of Humphrey was at the Mer- chants yesterday. . C. Usber of I'remont was at the Mer- chants yesterday. O, L. Stephonson of Bennington is regis- tered ut the Arcade, Governor James . Boyd came up from Lincolu last evening., A. V. Nelson and E. B. Nelson of Osceola are at the Merchants, John Bunt and J, McCoy Williams ot Nor- folk are at the Millard, James W. Holmquist of Oakland was at the Murray last evening. E. A, Brown of win Nebraska City Press was at the Dellone yesterday, Hou. Vie Biervower is in the city, a guest of his brother, E. L. Bierbower. Colonel J. S, Hoover and H. G, Koehler of Biue Hill are guests at the Millurd. R. D. Stearns and C. . Trophagen of Lin- coln were at the Millard yesterday. J. Fletcher Mead of Beatrice dropped his autograph in the Murray yesterday. Ray Nye of Fremont was in the city yosterday and stopped at the Millard. Walt Mason of Fremont inscribed bis auto graph on the Millard register yesterday. D. A. McPherson of Deadwood was in the city yosterday and stopped at the Paxton, Misses Jennie and Nellie O'Brien of Bur- lhingtoa, la., are guests of Mus, Me- Shane on Califoroia street. Hon, Benjamin Barrows, chief of the liter- ary department of the Uuion Mucific gen- eral passenger oftice, left yesteraay for Hot Springs, Ark. Mr. Barrows has been troubled with rueumatism for months. His friends hope for his speedy recovery. 1 SR —— Dr, Cullimore, oculist, Bee building. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: [ ARMY OFFICERS AS AGENTS | One of the Olausss of the Indian Appro- priation Bill as it Passed the Hounse. NEW CLASS OF AGENTS FOR THE RED MAN Mr. Dingley, In a Resolution, Charges the ratie Congress with Avolding cal Tas Silver Matters— General Washington News, Wasnixaros, D. €., Feb. 27.--The house today, in its consideration of the Indian ap- propriation bill, authorized an innovation which, if concurred in by the senate, will be of great interest to Incian agents and ofli- cors of tho regular army. After two hours debate an amendment, proposed by Mr. Bowers of California, was adopted, vrovid ing that the president may appoint officers of thearmy to actas Indian agents when vacan- cies occur, On motion of Mr. Holman a further amendment was adopted providing that such army officers, while acting as Indian agents, shall be under theorders and divection of the secretary of the interior. How army officers will receive this inno- vation is a matter of great speculation among congressmen today, as officers of the regular army have always beon very jealous of their independent position and may resent being transferred from the War department anu placed under tho orders of the civilians of the Interior department. There are many. representatives, however, who maintain that the change will be a welcome one to the oftl- cers, and that under the proposed regime the Indians will be much moro fairly treated. Tt is pertinent to stato in this connoction thet western army officers have already con- tended that the troubles with Indiaus for years past have been attributable to the Indian agents and the Indian problem would never be solved until the wards of the nation were placed under the chargo of the army men and the War department. Mr. Bynum Presided, The committee of the whole was presided over by Mr. Bynum of Indiana and the amendment of Mr. Bowers was the first one today proposed for the bill. On u standing vote the committeo agreed to Mr. Bowers' amendment—S3 to 40. Mr. Pickler of South Dakota raised the point of no quorum. Mr. Wilson of Wash- ington said that there was evidently a quorura present, The chair replied that there was ovidently a quorum present, but that the choir could not vote them. T'he gentlemen must do their own ;'m.huz, {Applause on the democratic side. On a vote by tellers, Mr. Bowers' amend- ment, as amended, was adopted—yeas, 12t hough the amendment was agreed 1o by the committee Mr. Peol of Arkansas gave notico thut he would ask a separate vote upon it fn the house. He thought that this was too important a matter to bo legislated upon without greater. deliberation and con- sideration than had been given to it. The committee then passed on to the con- sideration of the clause appropriating 100, 000 for the construction and repair of Indian day and industrial schools and on motion of -Mr. Lynch of Wisconsin an amendment was adopted providing that all schoolhouses crected under this appropriation shall bo built on the rescrvations or as near the boundary of the reservation as may be practicablo, Mr. Reed Presents His Views, Mr. Reed of Maine presented his views on the Indian problem and advocated a propo- sition increasing by 300,000 the appropria- tion for the education of the redmen, The Indians must e educated as a whole. It was useless to take a child here and there and after educuting him send him back to a savago tribe to again become a blanket In- dian. There were today 30,000 Indian children. The governmeut was educating 20,000, but it was rich encugh and sensible enough %o educate all. it would be a fundamental mistake on the part of this nation to stop in the work of education, The people in this country were composed of many races, Kf- forts must bo made to make them homogen- ous and they must e made one race—a race that had some idea of civilization and prog- ross. Mr. Peel made a sreech in general defense of the bill, declaring that the committeo on Indian affairs had faithfully performed its duty. and denying that it had in any way in- jured the Indian service, . Mr. Reed orfered an amendment, increas- ing from $1.000,000 to $1,200,000 the appropri- ation for the support of Indian day and in- dustrial schools, but it was lost. Pending final action on the bill, the com- mittee rose and the house adjourned. SILVEK IN 1710 OUSE, What Its Advocates toDoint Wasmiseroy, D. C., sult of an informal talk democratic leaders on rules, Messrs. Crisp, Catchings and McMil- lin, a determination has been reached to bring in aspecial order on the silver ques- tion. It has beon determined to make the Bland free coinage a special order for March 1 or 2, although this may possibly bechanged. The parpose is to give the bill four days for consideration 1 the house. Within this time the bill is to be daevated and brought to a vote. No order will be made fixing a time at which a vote ehall be taken, at least for the presont. The fact that the order only makes the silver bill A matter of special vrivilege for a lhmited period of time woutd perhans make it possi- le for the anti-silver men to prevent a vote by means of filibustering tactics. It is said, nowever, that if necessary a rulo would be brought in to bring the matter to a vote. The rules committee is reluctant to fix a time at which a vote must be taken. It 1s thought by members of the commitiee that filibustering will notsucceed and that the knowledgo that a rule will be brought in if nocessary to check these tactics will be sufi- cient 8o prevent a rescrt to this method of obstruction, Tt is at present the purpose of Representa- tives Cockran of New York, Andrews and O'Neill of Massachusetts, and other anti silver men, to fight the special order of the rules committee at the very outset and en- deavor to defeat it. While it is the purpose of the rules committee to renort the order on Monday, it is not intended to call it up for adoption by the house for some days. A large number of members of congress were in conference with the speaker during the duy, and all gave their opinions on the silver quostion. Senator Hill had a long interview with the speaker. WAYS AND MEANS CO nts Propose islation, Feb. 27.—As the re- between the three the committee on MITTE! Report of the Minority Adverse to the Free ding Twine Bl ) . C., Feb. 27, A deficiency appropriation for the remainder of the fis- cal year 1s needed by the Agricultural depart- ment to carry out the provisions of the recent meat inspection law, and 1t will recelve early consideration from the committee, Tuen there isa silk culture bill which has been in congress several years, ‘The minority of the ways and means com- mittee today submitted their report dissent- ing from the houso majority on the bill placing binding twine on the free list. It discusses at some length the actior of the senate in 1800 1n voting to place the article on the free list. This bill, the minority coatinues, pre- seuts a good illustration of the folly of at- tempting to tinker with the tariff by piece- meal. In giving their reasons why they appose the bill, the minority, in conclusion, says: “We oppose it because this industry is already estavlished; beczuse the removal of this duty would destroy it, throwing thousands of men outof employmeut and rendering millions of invested capital useless aad turning $2,000,000 i wages annually to the laborers of other countries, England Wil Not Lake Part, Wasminaroy, D, C., Fab, 27,—The report that Great Britain had consented to take part in an international mouetary conference has been deunied at the Treasury department in most positive terms. It is learned from other sources of unguestioned reliability that SUNDAY. thore has boen no material change untion on this guestion since tho opening this session of congress: VLT AFRAID TO FACE THE ISSUES, Mr. Dingley of Maing ¥ s A Readable Resolution fn the Honse. Wasmixaros, D. C., Eep. 27.—Dingley of Maine presented fox reference a preamble and resolution reciting thiat the democratic party has determined;.in grder to avold rais- ing the cirect issue on'the principles which separate the repuvlicati @hd domocratic pac- ties in the approachifi’ Prosidential election that it is necessary to make the poople be- lieve that there are qnestions at issue be- tween the two parties as to whether tho ap- propriations aud expekditures of the govern ment shall be ecoromical. Tho resolution then goes on tojsay thattheso so-called load- ors of tte democratioparty, in pursuance of this plan and in suppors of their unfounded charges of wicked extravagance again:t the republican congress, and their equally un- founded claims of superior honesty and economy for the peasent democratic con xress, found 1t necessary to dofer all appro priations until the second session of the present congress, or until after the prosiden- tial election, in order that they may be able to poict during tho cam- paign to the apparent reduction of appropriations 1n support of their charges and claims, That in order to further this plan of campaign it is inexpedient to provido for the construction of tho numerous publio buildings which congross intends to author- izo until tho_second ~ session, after the presi- dontial election shall have boeen decided and the necessity, which, as the democratic mem- bers secm to think, exists for pressing tho false issue of oconomy in lieu of tho real 1ssues of principles which shall aivide the parties shall have passed away. They Passed One Bill, Wasmyaroy, D. C., Feb, 2 After the passage of ono bill the house went iato com- mittee of the wholo on the Indian appropria- tion bill. - ADMITTED TO BAIL, Lilile Johnson, Accessory to the Muarder of redn Ward, at Liberty, Mewpms, Tenn,, Feb. 27, —Judge Dubose this morning set the public mind at rest for & tima at least, admitting to bail Miss Lillie Johnson, who i3 charzed with baingan ac cessory to the murdor of Miss reda Ward by Aliea Mitchell} in this city on January 25 last. Tno required boud, £10,0)), was promptly forthcoming, and Miss Johnson wiil spand Sunday at_her quiet howe on Vaace streot, instead of in the gloomy jail of Shelby county. It was kuown yestarday that the decision would be given this morning, and iong be- foro the hour set for the opening of court every seat and available bit of standiug room in the criminal court had been taken. It was a curious throng that thus patiently awaited the entering of the judge, and the ~princinal figure in this preliminary trial. A mixture of neople of all classos and situations in was hero represented. A few ladies w prosent and thoir bright toilettes ient an air of cheerfulness to the scene. By the sido of the secretary sat tho staid matrons of so- ciety, and crowded uncomfortably near them was the colored dame, arrayed for the occa- sion, A little before 0 o'clock a rear door of the court room opened and Miss Johnson entered, leaning upon the arm of her fatner. Iollow- 10 her came her twin brother “Jim" and an older brotner. Thoy took their accustomed places by the window in the corner of tho room, to the left of the judgo's seat. Miss Johuson was becomingly attired in a walk- ing suit of daric brown material and light hat. When she lifted her veil her counte- nance, though ghasfly pale, bore a cheerfal expression, She séemed to know, asif by 1wtuition, that tue fatmous judge who has presided over so ‘many sensational trials would that morning pronounce the words which would allow her to return, at least for atime, to hor home and friends. A few mmutes aftor 9 d'clock Judge Dubose, tall and spare, entered, and’ noticing that' the prisoner and counsét were all-present, imme- diately took his seat. The habeas corpus case was the first busifiéss and it was at once procecded Wwith, the ruling being read immediately. 1t igas {ollows: The State vs Alice Mitehell anl Lizhie John- 50 2 The defendants woré Jjolntly Indicted, charged with murder in the first dezree. On indictment thus found defendants being con- fined in the county jull awaiting tria!, the de- fendant Johuson applies for bail on a proceed- ing of habeas corpus fustivuted for that pur- pose. PWiiother she be entitled to ball, ay do- manded, involves a question of law, s well as of fuct, which must bo decided alone by the court. It is provided in the declaration of rights of the constitution of ourstato thas all prisoners shall be ballable by sufsient sure- ties, “unless for capital offenses, when the proof is evident, or the presumption great.” The obvlous meaning of this lanzuage Is tl when the proof Is evident or the presumption grout. that the defendant Is guilty of a capi- tal offense. bail cannot be aliowed. But to de- termine this applicant for ball must summon witnesses and the court proceed to fully in- vestigate the caso on the point as to whether the proof is evident.or the presumption great; for the burden of proof s on the defendant to show that she has the constitutional right to be batled; that the proof agalnst her is not evident. Witnesses in this case have been summoned and fully cxamined. and without reviewing the evidence ns presented it is suflicient to say that the court is clearty of the opinion thit the proof fs cvident that the defondunt aided and abotted in the commission of the crimo with which she and her codefendant are charged—a er he most_shocking and malignantever perpetrated by womun. How- ever, the court may_ consider, on appileation the condition of the defendunt’s od by confinement in the county jn pears thnt continuea condnement Wwould endanger the life of the defendant, she ought to be bailed, as the policy of the iaw is not to punish unnecessurily those who are charged with erime bofore trlal and convie on. It uppears from the proof taken in this pre ceedlng that tho. defondunt Johnson |8 woman of about 2) years of age, Who has becn in precarious health sluce u mere child; that she suffors continually from henduche, and often with nervous prostration, and the c'oso confinement fn the admosphero'of the prison would no doubt azgravate fady wnd thereby endanger her life, For this roason, und for this alone, the court will grant the praver of the petitioner and admit the de- endant to buil. Immediately after Judge Dabose had fin. ished reading his ruling the bail was fixed at $10,000, with Dr. H. L. Wilford and Hon, Martin Kelly as sureties. Miss Johnson received the congratulations of friends and relatives, and immediately loft the court room. A carriage was in wait- wg, and in company with her father and brothers the young lady was driven to her home on Vance street, where the party ar- rived at a few minutes after 11 o'clock, It is evicent that tho stato has in its pos- session evidence which has nov ben made public, which will hold Miss Johnson for trinl on the charge of aiding in the murder instead of the mero form of a release from ball, as was sanguinoly expoccted by her friends, Miss Johnson’s incarceration has told greatly upon her heslth. The young eirl, pale and much emacthted, 1s uow but a shadow of her forgrer scif. Her condition arouses the despest sympathy and causes greav anxiety among her friends, 1t is not known wheu. the proceedings in the writ of lunacy in Miss Mitchell's case will be commericed; General Luke K. Wrizht, chief codnset for the defense, said that he thought it woyld oe thirty days be- fore the inqusitign Of lunacy would begin, Other court attaches give it as their opinion that the matter Avill: be taken up in ten days. RIS Result of # Pritracted Drunk. An old, white hairad, smooth faced man was brought up té thé sergeant's desk at tho police station last night. While being searched it was nbiicéd that be was trew- bling like a leaf. "Phé #rresting oficer stated that the prisoner’ name was Dan Sweenoy and that, he had beed’on a deunk which had lasted many days.”“The old man’s heaa seemed to be level and he talked rationslly, but the continual trembling of his body be- tokened the near approachiug tremens, After a doso of the regulation snake antidoto the old map was led below and locked up in a cell with a4 half dozen old bums who bad beew found seeking shelter from the rain in an ompty freight Sweeney is a first class mechanic and when he leaves liquor alone can find work in nearly any machine shop io the eity. e i Decrease in the Hank Reserve, New Youk, Feb. 21, he weekly bank statement shows the reserve has decreased 1,885,000, Toe banks now hold §26,970,00v in excess of legal requivements Dr. Cullimore, oculist to Mo, Pac. Ry. ‘ Robert Fa 8n a! RESULT OF A QUARREL OVER AN ACC Nebraska Farmers Offered a ¥ rri v Al Sugar 15 the State—~Text of the nard Proposition, dsome (s Ratsed In Ox- NEnmaska Crry, Nob,, Feb, 27.—[Special Telogram to Tk Bre.] ~A shooting affray occurrod in the village of Palmyra about 2 o'clock this afternoon, 1n which Barry Simp son, a farmer, shot and fatally wounded Robert Falloy, aneighbor. It was the result of a quarrel over a load of corn which Simp son refused to pay for. Thoy wet 1n front of Bell's clothing store and alley, drawing aknife, told Simpson ho would bave the money or his life. At this Simpson drew his rovolverand fired threo shots, cach taking offect i Falley’s head. Simpson gavo himself up and was brought here this eveniog and placed in jail. Simpson is well known hore, being a brother to Duko Simpson, ex-treasurer of Otoe county. INCREASED Ti SCHEDUL raska Farmers Will e Encournged to Rai igur Beets, GrAND IsLaxn, Neb., Feb, 27.—[Special to Tue Bee.)—-The Oxnard Beet Sugar com- pany has, after raising the price of beets last fall, Just concluded to make another raise, this timo to meet the suggestion of the Lin colu convention. Beets which are at all ac. able will thus bring #4 ton, as can be by a glance at the following table. Mr. Oxnard has written to tlon. W. N, Nason, sccretary of the Nebraska beot sugar convention, in explanation of the action taken, The scale of prices for beets be materially changed and is: will 81,00 per ton f $#.00 per ton for beets #1.00 per ton for beots ) per ton for 1 0 por ton for | .50 per ton tor bects containi 300 per ton for heots contuning .. 80 per ton for beets contal it #7.00 per ton for beets containing. . 10 This scale gives $1 moro per ton tor 12 per cent beots and 50 per cent more for 13 per cent beets than has heretofore been offered, and it is expecied that the average price witl be about £ per ton. A larzo acreage of beets has already contracted, and, as stated previously n Beg, it has been done wilhout much solicit. mg. At this time last yoar the company had just begun to taks in contracts. Those made are, of course, under the old scale, but the company offers to all farmers the privilege of bring i the old contracts and exchange them for new ones with the present scale of prices. With these figures the outlook is for a big crop and & heavy run at the factory next winter. ontaini ontaning taining INDIAN BOARDI SCHOOL BURNED. Cor tion of the Winnebago z and Its Contents, Lyoxs, Neb,, Fob. 27.—[Special Telogram to Tuz Bee.|—News has just reached here that the Indian boarding school at tho Win- nebago agency was burned yesterduy morn- 1ng between 2 and 3 o’clock. The building was built in 1574 at a cost of $15,000. There was nothing saved. All the clothing, warehouse supplies aud immediate outhousos were con- sumed, The fire origivated from a defective flue. The building was heated by steam. There was no insurance. The firo tnrew a number of employes out, unless arrangements can bo made to continuo the school. Tte school building no doubt will be rebuit, but its location may be chauged o oue of the ad- jacent towns, Tired of Political Action. Beatiice, Neb., Feb, 27.—[Special to Tue Bee.] he Gage county farmers alliance met in this city today with a very fair at- tendance. T'nhe discussions during the meet- ing indicated a strong tendency to abandon the political features of the organization, and to devoto the energies of the alhance to the improvement of the farmers’ condition rather than to lend the influence of the asso- ciation to the political aspirations of profes- sional oftice scekors. A few calamity howlers whose principal farming duties are to hang around town and discuss politics were em- phatically sat down upon and relegated to the rear. The first installment of the new electrical equipment for the new elctric street railway arrived yesterday with another large invoico of like material today. Work will begin on the proposed new lines at once. The Beatrice Butter and Ezg company will shortly begin the erection of an extensive addition to their already big plant. This in- stitution is one of the most extensive in the state. Atan adjourned special mesting of the city council last night ordinauces wero passed calling & special election to vote on the proposition to 1ssue £18,000 in funding bonds to meet the floating indebtedness of the city and calling a special election to voto upon the proposition to issue £15,000 iater- seotion paving bonds for the now paving districts. Both elections will be hold on the same datc @s the reg- ular municipal election, April b, An ordinanco was aiso passed specifying the character ot rails to be usoed oun the new street car line and for the further ragulation of tho street car s, 5 plete Dostr Agency Buil lebrate, Corumnt X [Speeial vo Tug Bee. | —Last nignt the Knights of I’ythias of this city celebrated the twenty-eighth anni- versary of the founding of the order by a big banquet, attended by members of the order and their families only. Ons hundred covers were laid and the evening was very pleas- antly passed. IR2sponses to a variety of toasts were histened to from Carl Kramer, W. A. McAllister. L. J. Cramer, W. A, Tur- rill and Mrs, W, A. Diiwortn, D. ¥, Davis acting as toastmaster, Mrs. W. A, Dilworth of Hastings is in the city endeavoring Lo organize an assembly of the Pythian Sisterhood, and will probably be successful, “The church people of this city have just closed a revival meeting that has been going on for some weeks in the Congregational church., A large number professed ( hris- tianity during the meetings Small Blaze at Wymore, Wysone, Neb, Feb, 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee. |—A small house near the Episcopal chureh, in the northern part of the city, belonging to A. Davison, was destroyed by fire this morning. The fire departmeut soon tad the firo under control, but the building is almost a total loss, Charles Vance, the occupant of the building, lost a fine library and nearly all his housebold furpiture. The fire originated in a defective flue. rohibition legntes Named, Beatiice, Nev, Feb. 27.—[Spacial Tele- gram to Tig Bek.|—The probibition county convention held here this afternoon nomed the following delegates to the state probibi- tion convention, which meets at Lincoln, March E. E. Ratuburn, Henry Hill, George H. Bonton, W. . Nicholas, W. W. Leighton, W. &t. Uraig, L. B. Boggs, A. L. Stauhops, W. A, Hollenbecl, G. 0. Russeli and 8. V. Shaw. Alleged Burglars Jalled, Brariice, Neb., Feb, 27.—[Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee]—Marshal Acton of Wymore brought Joseph Hill and Tnomas Wilson of that city to Beatrice last night und lodged them iu the county jail for safe keep- 1ng. ‘TPhey wero bound over for robbing C. . Beanetts store at Wymore Thursday Found t V. VY. Graxp Isuaxn, Neb., Feb. |Special Tolegram to Tue Bee.)-A Union Pacific mixed train uccer Conductor Palmer bad a narrow escape from bewg launched into Loup river this afternoon. A telegraph pola had been washed away and fell across the ye ditchec N00NC WaS hutes 11:30 a. m,, but th that line are delayed so ne « ght In a Corn Sheller, Bratnic ob,, Feb, pecial Tele gram to Tie Bk, |—Emmons Davis, a well known farmer near Filloy, had his left hand caught in a corn sheller this morning and so badly manuled as to necessitate its partial amputation, - - BITTEN BY A MAD DOt Little Elsle Gleason of Lincoln the Vietim of n Ra Animal, Nob,, Fen. 27.—[Special to Tur Bei. |- Kisio Gloason, a little girl of 10, liv ing on East I” streot, was bitten on the hand this afternoon by o dog presumably wad. The little givl was playing with some com panions near Fifteenth and It streets when tho dog came rushing by, and as it passed her madea snop at her hand. Oficers gave chase, and pursued the dog for soveral miles, but were unablo to cateh the animal: but it was shot at Fortieth and Washington stroets by Rev. My, Hull. Five dogs belonging to various parties in the southeastern portion of the city wero bitten and wero immeai ately killed, Tho girl is under treatment by a phiysician, From Distr Court, Jon Olson secured the snug sum of $4 from the Burlington in district court toda John was working as a track hand near braska City 1n Decomber, 1888, when the for man ordored him to jump on an approaching engine and ride 1o town for supplies. In the attompt to board the engino Olson feil, and lost the lower portion of his left leg. Bishop, an attorney, was muletea for William Middleton is a martied 1, and an employe of tho Buvlington. Dr a had a claim against him for medical secvices which ho sold to Bishop. The lat ter, to evade the Nebraskn exomption law, brought suit in Council Bluffs against Mid dleton, and by garnishecing the railroad company collected tho —debt. Midaleton brought suit to recover tho amount wth ox- penses from the doctor and the lawyer, but the jury let the former out and made the lat ter the responsivle party. George 13, Bowerman took the option route to what he believed was fortune. Hoe got on the wrong side of the market, apparently, as Cockrell Bros,, commission men of this city, toduy brought suit to recover 81,001,85 they had advanced to him to buy grain with, State House Brevities. The Omaha Mattress company tlled notice with the secretary of state of thie increase in capital to $10,000 paid up. Among the many stumbling blocks that have besct F'red Race in his search for an office was the allegation mado by an ex-ofiice- holder that he had nover been naturalized. Race is of Canadiau birtn, but has been a citizen of the United States for ten years. Today he exhibited his naturalization papers dated back in 1882, ‘I'he Security Trust company of Harting- ton, Cedar county, filed articles of incorpora- tion with the secretery of state toda Paid g capital, §0,000. Sheriff Cavanaugh of Platte county today brought Henry Fuller to the penitentiary, sentonced to two years for burglary. The sccretaries of the State Board of Transportation spent yesterday in making a tour of inspection along tho Kansas City & Wyandotte road. The trip was made espec- ially toinvestigate the old Finch comvlat, where un overhead crossing is demanded. T'he results of the investigations will be re- ported to the board about the first of the weelk. The library of the bureau of labor is being slowly creased, and 1t will not be Jong be- fore the necessary publications will all be supplied. Swince Commissioner Andres took charge he has invested some $35 in this di- reetion and hopes to be abie to prevail upon the next legislatura to appropriate a smail amouni to be applied in this direction. Geueral Vifquain has issued a call for a meeting of the mulitary board to meet next Thursday. The First National bank of Wymore filed au appeal in the supreme court from tho verdict given in the district_court of Gage county. The case uppeared there as First National bank vs James I. Meyer et al, judgment being asked in the sum of §2,000, Only a Little Scrap. Conauctor Ryan of the O street car line fiad A rumpus last evening with a passenger, A. P. Martin, an old_soldier cripplad with paralysis. Martin refused to pay his fare unless the conductor would promiss to stop on a crossing he named. This the latter de- clined to do and he started to eject tho old man. The latter struck tho ticket taker over tho head with his cane, whereupon i grabbed the old man by the beard and brought out a section thereof. At this juncturo Attorney J. H. Mockett took a hand, and as the conductor maintained his hold on the whiskers Mockett struck him twice in the faco_for luck. A general scrim mage ensued and the matter is being finally ventilated in tho police court this evening. 0dds and Ends, The city teachers held a very interesting institute this morning ana matters of inter- est to the p.ofession were discussed. The board of directors of the Lancaster County Agricultural society held s lively meeting this morning. The Hickmanites re- cently captured control of the organization, and propose to movo the fair to that town, This has been stopped by o temporary in- junction, but this morning the directors from that town wanted to go shead regurdless of tho court. This drew forth an angry protest from the Lincolnites and to avoid a rumpus the president declared the meeting ad- journed, Lincoln prohibitionists have 1ssued a call fora conference of tho young men of Ne- braska to be beld in Lincoln on Thursday and Friday of next week for the purpose of organizing a young men’s state prohibition league, The inuependent central committee of the city held a meating last night and issued a call for a convention on March 12. Primaries will bo held the Thursday provious. —_—————— Dr.Cullimore,eye and car,Bee building L 4 MODEST IN THEIR DEMANDS. Lixcony, Owners’ club held an enthusiastic meetiug at South Twenty-eighth street and Creighton avenue last nlght. T'he members of the cluo were numerous in their wants. They wanted, and so decided, that T'wonty-ninth street should be opened from Megeath to the south city limits. Then they appointed a commit- tee to take action looking to the erection of & viaduct over the Union Pacific and Burling- ton tracks, and along the line on Martha street. The members condemned the park com mission for giving Balduff the refreshment franchise in Haoscom purk free of charge. A resolution was adopted declaring that by purchasing Sytdicate park the commis sion serve the best interests of the people in the south part of the city, ‘The extension of the street cariine from its present terminus at the northeast corner of Hunscom park was discussed at some length. It was decided to induce the company to extena the line to Megeath street, three blocks south of the park, Dr. Cullimore, oculist, Bee building. e ——— Exposed a Fraud For the last couple of days an old man with one arm in a sliog has been seen around the street corners soliciting alms and many & peony has been dropped into his withered haud by sympatetic people. Tho police have wutched the agea applicant and ast night he was arrested. While being searched at headquarters the discovery was made that nothing whatever was the matter with the arm so carefully banduged, and that the aged prisoner, who gave the name of (ieorge Irackett, was & pronounced fraud. Ho was locked up as & vegrantsud sus- picious character, il St Lovis, Moy distyrbed dust of Musie hall 10 its pristine resting pla from which it was rudely flung by the shouting throng of industrial reformers, somoe peculiar facts are revealing themselves in tho clearing atmoss phore. Andthoy do not domonstrato pars ticularly strongly that the recent conference was a spontancous uprising of the down- trodden toilers of tho earth, but rather thay it was controlled ond run by a fow men whose executive abilities and perspiouity have shown them to be sehoamers of no mean ability, Indeed, to come down to cold fasts, tho ontire affair, from the 1ssuing of tho call by tho Ocala convention to the present day was coolly, calmly planned, and not only planned, but cxecuted by a littlo coterie, whoso names aro J. 1. Weaver, Ignatius Donnelly. Horman £. Tau beneck, G. I. Washburn, J. H. Davis, C. C. Post of Georgia and J. L. Norton of Chicago, And all this is learned directly from one of theleading schomers after tho Ocala call went out and n conference at Cincinnati was hela and tho reform party thrown upon the world, Oppo Without going into details, it is only neces- sary to say itearly became evident that the southern element was strongly opposed to in- dependent action, and that the leaders in this line were Dr. McCune and Bea Terrill of Texas and Livingston of Georgia. Those in favor of such action saw that something had bo done avd quickly. At Indianupolis it veeame still more strongly upparent, and the promoters of third party action began to formulate plans. It was nothing more at first than that Weaver and Donnelly should put themselves forward and draw the five of tho enemy, thus giving Wash- burn and ‘Taubeneck an opportunity to concentrato their fo on the flank. How well the plan succeeded will be shown by this story, A At meoting after meeting the third party iden was pushed. In the supreme council of the ulliance the issuo was drawn on a pledwe offered Lo support the action of the federated bodies. The southern leaders fought it, but were defeated. A proposition to request that all alliance congressmen should stay out of all the old party caucuses was carried, de- spito the efforts of Livineston et Pulled the Wool Over Thelr Tho committeo appointed to call the na- tional convention had begun to evideuco some peculiar characterist! This com- mittee consisted of Terrill, Taubeneck and Bannigarten, Terrill, its chairman, persist- ently neglected to call the body to- gether to formulate a call. Weeks passed, but uo call; finally Taubenecls and Bannigarten conferred,” and issued the call from Washington. In doing so St. Louis was lected, that the conference might be near Kansas and Nobras two strong alliance and third party states, and so be strongly influenced in that direction. About this time Terrill began to “hedge’ by endorsing the call issued by the majority of the committe Matters were now so shaping themsclves that it was becoming nccessary to destroy the mtluence of the southern leadors opposed to third party action, especially Livingston of Georgia and McCune and Terrill of Texas. Here the Wasbburn-Taubencck — party showed its finesse. With the aid of Post of Georgia and J. H. Davis of Texas the alli- ances of those two states were so worked upon as to come to the support of the third party, thus repudiating theirexisting leaders™ and 16aving them without a constituency. As a vesult of this situation, which was planned for and deliberately worked out, Watson be- me the real leader of the Georgia alliance. Signific of the Georgla Contest, The anti-third party fechng having thus been practically stamped out, the steorers came to St. Louis and began their work hore to control the convention. It was known that Livingston was coming, threatening to bolt if any action contrary to his wishes was taken, and herein lies the significance of the rgia contest and the row over it in the convention hall. But to that referenco will be mado in chronological ordor. “Che ieaders now in the city began their They established outposts of conti- dential workers to warn them of any action which might be taken by any oue of the nu- merous orders embraced in the Lig as- semblago. The steering committoe, s 1t may bo callod —the names have alveady been given—received reports from these spics snd planned accordingly. Tou figst skirmish oc- curred on the first day, when Hayes of the Kuights of Labor attempted to make Ter- vill czav of the body by giviog him power to appoint ~ all committees, though ho was ueither temporary nor Furlu‘.\neul chairman, How General Weaver headed this off is already a matter of history. 1f tho schome had been successful it 15 known that Terrili would have appointed only auti- third party men. and so he, McCune and Liy- ingston would have been in'control. Weaver's action, however, put Marion Caunon in tho chair, and thus the Washburn-Tauveneck element were agaln in the saddle, and then came Donnelly’s resolution regarding the credentials committee, and it was passed and the toird party men breathed siill more freoly. by Southerners. ne ¢ Trap. The next scheme wus to spring a row in the convention and publicly show the south- ern anti-third party leaders to bo without & constituency. This was done with the ald of the Georgia contest case. Three only of tho tive state-at-large delegates appoin ted by Livingston and his committee had arrived in town. The credentials committee filled the vacancies with two third party men— Post and Braoch. In the meantime the national citizens' industrial alliance had, by tho fine work of the s'eering committee, been induced to put on 1ts nationai delegation four Georgin third party men., This, however, was not known to the Livingston element. When tte contest report was made-to the convention, Moses of (icorgia, an anti-third purty man, fell into the trap set for him, de- manding that tne unit rule govera the newly fixed delegation as had been ordered by the Georgia state committee, of which Living- ston was chairman, The matter was fought out us already known, but when tho state delogation came to take formul action as & state delegation the Livingston men found themselves in the minority, They had, how- ever, sprung the row in the convention, and, without knowing it, had publicly shown themselves without a constituency. Carried Them in the Rush, The next step of these fine workers, who had so far had matters their own way, was 1o create such o third party sentiment of a public character as Lo carry the anti-third varty men forward in the rush and 50 bro- vent their voices being heard. This they did by still eoping Weaver and Donnelly before the body as targets, while thoy hems elves, having secured appointments as sorgeants-at-arms circulated among the del- egates, and passing word along to their true and tried men, kepl the sentiment on their side. They had rearly reached the consum- mation of their hopes when a sudden moves wment by Powderly almost caused a stampede, On bis motion an adjournment of two hours was taken, During this time the Willard minority platform was hurriealy put in shape ond when the convention reassembled it was seuted. ‘Then ensued the coufusion des scribed in the despatches on the day of the oceurrence. In tne must of it all “Weaver himself lost his bearing, but righted himself just io time 1o call & halt by demanding to know how his delegation had voted him, The third party men pulled themselves together. During a fow mowments in which all the delegations spont in consultation, the so-called sergenuts-at-arms, succeeded in passing the word to their friends. Dounelly rided by bis speech in fsmoothing the tangle and in an lnstant the platform was passed with & whoop. The third purty schemers bad won, Aud 80 the spontaneous “‘uprise ing" of the people declared for independent political action. It did, but it was by the will of the stesring committee viho, led by Washouro, Taubeneck, Weaver and Don- nelly, bad succeeded in making sentiment | months before the couvention, and koeping Dr.Cullimore,eye and ear, Boe building | 1t i shape duriug oli the hubbub.