Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 29, 1892, Page 1

o - s i ; . = S THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. TY-FIR N— TUESDAY MORNING MARCH 29, 1892, UMBVR 28t PENSION BUREAU INQUIRY Testimony (iven Yesterday Before the Committee of Investigations MORE ABOUT THE BERING SEA TROUBLE Latest Proposition From the English Pre- mier—Proposed Tariff Legisiatio adential Appointments Confirmed — Happenings About the Cupltal, Wasuiveroy, D. C, March 2.—G. N, Lockwood, patent attorney of this civy, for- merly chief clerk in the interior department, ‘was the first witness callea by the pension office investigating committeo toaay. Wit~ ness told of a request that General Raum made to him for a loan of money for a few days, He couald not loan the commissloner the money, but took him to Mr. Thompson, the president of the National Metropohtan bank, who ho thought might accommodate him, Mr, Thompson refused to accommodate the commissioner, because of somo personal foeling against him on agcount of the com- missioner's refusal to promote a clerk in the peusion office that he (Mr, Thompson) and othor persons had asked him to promote. Mr. Phompson agreed subsequently to lend the money to Mr. Lockwood, who in turn loaned it to tho commissioner. The com:nissioner disclaimed to him (wituess) that ho had any feeling against Mr. Thompson, but said that he would soon have a large number of pro- motions to make and would consider the case. The loan was subsequently paid. Had no Confidence In Raum, President Thompson, veferred to by the provious witness, detailed the circumstances of the loan. He had expressed to the com- missioner the hope that if it was consistent with his duty he would make the promotion of the clerk referred to. Witness refused to give the namo of the clerk whose promotion he had asked for. She had not been pro- moted and had been treated a little roughly by Green B. Raum, jr. Witnoss stated that he had no confidence in General Raum. William H. Barker, formerly chief of the record division of the pension office, said thero had been charges preferred against him while 1n the pension oftice of borrowing money from the employes and not raturning 1t. Witnees said the entive amount of money ho had borrowed in Washington was §62), ana he had lost §12,000 in speculation. He had received, ho admitted, iaformation from ‘W. W. Dudley in regard to stocks on which he had acted. Mrs. Fithian had once offered him money in return for promotion. Witness reported the matter to Green B, Raum, jr., and Mrs, Fithian was not promoted. He had borrowed 0 from a clerk named Donohue, whom he bad made a section chief, Donohue getting tho money from a clerk named Morse. Tho note not being paid, Donohue wrote witness a lotter during oftice hours, saying that unless the mouey was paid im- meduately, Morse would have him (Barker) arrested. Witness paid the money but im- mediately reduced Donohue to a clerkship (but without reduction in salary) for in- subordination in writing such a letter during offico hours. After a good deal of quostioning the wit- ness said Green B. Raum, jr., prooadly got & part of the 0, as he and witness Wero borrowing money back and forth of each other, Advanced for a Consideratton. Thomas Farcett, ap attorney, and formerly an employo of the pension office, testified that before the election of 1500 thero were pension claims from the state of indiana ad- ‘vanced for a consideration. He cited a case’ from Columbus he had handled, in which Mr. J.J. Dunbar, Iieresentative Cooper's opponent for congress, was interested. Regarding the working of the completed files order, witness said that about 5 per cent of the cases that were sent to his division as complete were really complote. The first 1ot of cases that came along were Lemons’ cases, which always come up smiling witha completed slip. Tho cases of Mr. Lemons mcluded many of their claims that had been in the oftice for a long time. Witnessregarded the completed files order as a dotriment to business. In concluding a reply toa question, wit- ness remarked that he would like to show in parallel columus his record in_contrast with that of the commissioner 1n aischargiog him, and at the same time keeping Tbeodore Smith and a number of women reputed to be of bad moral character in office. This re- mark was finally stricken out and the com- mittee adjourned till Wednesday. Tarifr Legislation, The Springer free wool bill will probably be brougnt to a vote April 22 or 23. Chair- man Springer of the committee 1s on the pro- ram to close the debate in an hour’s speech. ir. Springer expects to bo sufliciently im- prol;/ed in health by that time to fulfill the task, The binding twine and cotton bagging bills will then be pushed 10 a vote as s00n a3 pos- sible, to be followed perhaps by other » fio bills attucking separate 1tems of the cKinley law. With these measures dis- posed of In the house and the appropriation pill fn excellent shape so far as the house is concerned, the democratic majority of the ways and means committee believe that an early adjournment of congress is possible, and accordingly discusced the adjournment question to some extent tod No conclu- sien was reached, but the sentiment was favorable to June 1 as the date of final ad- journment, This is an unusually early date, for adjournment, aud there are many persons who believe fioal adjournment will be de- layed for many weeks aftor tho date named Confirmations, Stanton J. Pecle of Indiana, judge of tho conrt of claims, United States District Judges—John B, Rector, northern district of Texas: E. P, Ingham, United States attorney for the cast- ern district of Pennsylvania; Georgo B. Bowaen, register of the land office, Loadville, Colo. CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS, the Senate and In the ouse, Wasmixagroy, D, C., March 28,--Mr. Mor- gan offered a resolution which was agreed to, calling on the presiaent for tne correspond- ence with the Argentine Republic on the subject of reciprocity and for information as to urticles exported therefrom to the United States to which this country requires a re- gtuatlun of duties imposed by the Argentine oplllbllu S0 a3 Lo make reciprocity fair ana equal, ‘!l‘ho senate bill allowing thirty days’ teave of avsence Lo employes in the bureau of en- graving aad printing was taken up. Sherma said there were some reasons why anoual furloughs should be given to men in regular permavent employment uuder the govern- meat, but none why it should be given to men employed on piece work, Vest opposed the wholesystem. 1 it were applied to private life it would virtually stonp employment throughout the country. He wanted the professed friends of the work- jngmen, those who understand how to manipulact the labor vote, to understand they would find the Tallnfle of the bill adim- cult campaign experiwont, ale remdrked that the workingmen of the country bad no interest in the wmattor. In s1ng the bill the senate would not be legis- ating in the public interost, but legislating for class interests and against workiogmen. After further discussion Hale moved tolay the bill on the table. “Pho motion was defeated. Yeas, 15; nay 83. Cockrell and Vest voted wilh yeas, while Perkius and, Peffer voted nav. Hala, in order foat the “enase might see What 88 Daford it ia LAy master, wad waal Dolugs Yesterday 1 would be tho irresistible demand, offered as an amendment the insertion of an aaditional saction, making the provision of the law apply to all regular employes of the United States, whether they may be employed by the year, month, week or day. The amendment was agreed to and the bill was recommitted to \he committee. Housoe bill to amend the action of March 6, 1884, authorizing & bridge across the Missi: sippi at Burlington, Ia., was passed. Senate bill to establish a railway bridgo across the lilinois river, near Havana, I, was passed. After an was taken. CONC executive session adjournment ALISBURY. ote Ploases the President and the ©abinet. Wasmisaroy, D, C,, March 28—t is stated on good authority that the president and cabinet are pleased with the conciliatory tono of Salisbury’s note of the 26th inst., holding itto be a concesssion tothe demand for a renewal of the modus vivendi, The presi- dent said he was especially pleased with the aamission that Great Britain would hold itself liable for damages resulting to the United States because of a violation of tho modus vivendi in the event that a vordict of the arbitrators was adverse to its contention. Further correspondence will be necessary to settlo the method of determining the chur- acter of damage claims. Lord Salisbury wrote to Sir Julian Paunce- fote on March 18 as follows: ‘‘Her majesty’s Rgovernment have consulted with the gov- ornor general of Canada with regard to the arguments in favor of the modus vivendi contamed iv Mr. Wharton’s note of the Sth, the necessity of referring the arguments to Ottawa has caused the delay in returning an answer, The information which has reached her majesty’s government does not prevent them to believe that in order to prevent the undue diminution in the number of fur seals any necessity oxists for the suspension of sealing for anotuer yoar. Beyond the ques- tion, 1 understand that the United States will consider that should free sealing be per- mitted this year and the United States claim to jurisdiction in the Bering be upheld by the arbitrators they havo @ right to be protected from the loss they suffer by sealing operations, Her majesty’s government does not dispute that there will be some founda- tion for this contention, whon the arbitrution agreement is ratified. But there I8 this de- fect in the prohibiuion of ull sealing asn remedy, that 1f tho British contention be up beld by the urbitrators thero may be ground for complaint ou the part of the British seal- ors who will have been excluded from Bering sen. IPurther, no seourity oxists that the arbitrators will give their decision before the sealing season of 1803 errives. There has been arbitration pending for four years be- tween Great Britain and the United States and Portugal, and itis not yet apprcaching conclusion, Serious damage will be causea to the sealing industry by the suspension of hunting for a prolonged period. As a more equitable arrangement, might it not be agreed that seali 7 vessels shall have liberty to hunt in Bering seaon condition that se- curity bo given by the owner of each vessel for a satisfactory award of the damages, if any, which the arbitrators may eventually pronounce,” Sealing at Their Own Risk, Lord Knutsford, secretary of state for col- onial affairs, wrote as follows to Lord Stan- ley of Preston, governor general of Cauada, on March 18: “Direct the proper port au- thority at all harbors on the Pacifio coast to inform owners of vessels who are clearing or have cleared this year for Boring sea, that her majesty’s government and the United States have agreed, subject to ratification by the United States senate, to submit the ques- tion whether sealers have a right without permission from the United States to seal in the east half of Bering sea, east of the Lus- s1an Jine, and it is_possible that tho sentence of said tribunal may be given within the present soason, Morsover, both her majes- ty’s government and'the United States have made propositions for intermediate regula- tions restraining the catch of seuls 1n said waters in -case the said arbitration agree- ment, or. any intermediate agreement, hus not yet veen definitely adopted between the two governments; and whetber any will ba adonted, or on what date, is necessarily a matter of uncertaiuty. “‘Notice Js hereby given that all steamers proposing to seal in suid waters do so at their own risk, and atter warning of the liability 10 interruption to which they will be exposed in consequence of either of snid agreaments.” BLAND DISCOURA His Last ) GED, His Silver Bill Is Losing Friends in the House. Wasnixeroy, D. C., March 28, —Today a petition was in circulation asking for report of cloture resolution tomorrow, but thirty- five well known silver men declined to uftix thoir signatures and anti-silver men are jubi- lant. Bland is very much downcast over the news, and he might not be able to force a vote. He admitted that the silver bill has met another set-back and one which practi- cally meaunt its death without a fiual vote. Went on the Rocks and Sauk, ‘WasniNaroy, D. C., March 28.—Raport has just reached here that the iron tug Tippic of Vancouver, B, C., wassunk with all on board in English Bay Thursday. It is supposed the vessel struck & rock and sank immedi- ately. g Westrort, Cal.,, March 28,.—The steamer Bentur, lumber laden, was wrecked at Rock- port, Both engineers, the steward, one fire- man-and ona sailor were drowned, The ves- sel has broken in two and gone to pieces on the rocks, The rough sea came suddenly while the vessel lay under cable, tossing tho vessel 80 hard that the crew were unable to cut the cable and save the vessel. Justice Lamar 111, Wasmineroy, D. C., March 28,—Mr. Jus- tice Lamar, of tho United States supreme court, is seriously ill. His frieads are much alarmed at his condition, ———— T OFF WITH FIVE SHOCKS, [ Murderer Cotto Mects His Death in an Im- proved Electrical Manner, #Sixa SiNyg, N. Y., March 25.—Jeremiah Cotto was electrocuted at 10:55 this morning. The murderer met his death in a new chair, Cotto's brother visited him last night and tried to induce the condemned man to give him §54, which was in his possession when arrested. Jeremiah rofused, and the indig- nant brother left, notifying the warden that he could keep his brother's body and bury it where he pleased. Cotto sguut the most of the night io prayer with Fatber De Sautis, and was praying when the current was firstsent through him. He appeared almostin a state of collapse when about to be strapped into the chair, Five contacts were given, each of 1,600 volts, His right leg, where the electrode was ap- plied, was severely burned. Cotto's faco was distorted and horribly discolored, and it was black above the eyes. Electrician David id the discoloration ana what appeared to be burns on the leg were really only slight scalding: e CANCADON'S STRANGE C. SE, The Jury Unable to Agree Whether He Murdered Fingloy or Not. PiLApELPHIA, Pa, March 23.—The jury in the case of Robert J. Cascadon, aged 19, on trial for the murder of OMcer Fingley, came in last eveuiog after being out fifty- four bours and was discharged by Judge Arnold, it being unable to agree. The case has excited the greatest interest, both on ac- count of the youth of the accused and as offtering & curious instance of a boy brought up under the best home influence deliber- ately choosing to become a thief, aud as a re- sult, & murderer, ‘The boy's father, who died some menths ago, was & w2l known business man of this city and gave his son a good education, On whe night of December 19 young Cascadon left home with his brother and sister to go to coureh, He went only u short distance with them when he made un excuse, returaed home and went straight Lo the twine store of Coyle & Coyle on Miners street. He effected an entrance and made an unsuccessful at- tempt to open the safe. As ho wus loaving the place ho was met by Officer Fingley. The officer- suspected that all was not right, and, finding tho door unlocked, turned to Cascadon, who drew a revolyer. As he and the officer clinched tho weapon went off twice, inflicting fatal wounds upon Fingley. — C“REMNANTS.” Rev, W. R. Mackay's Successfal Mission Closed by n Magnificent Sermon, One of the most successful missions ever held in an Episcopal church of Omaha came 10 a close last night at All Saints church, on Twenty-sixth street. Rev. W. R. Mackay of Pittsburg has been the leading spirit of the mission, and his many excelieny sermons have attracted very large audiences. Iis sermons are both logi- cal and entertaining, his style of oratory wonderfully direct and convincing. Ho speaks without notes, and there is no strain- iog at effect through the medium of eie- cantly formed sentences. lis language 1s simple, piain Anglo-Saxon of the keencst and most practical kind, Ho talgs like a man who says what he means and means what he says. Prior to the delivery of the discourse last night Rev. T\ J.Mackay,vector of the church, administered the ordinance of baptisin to fourteen young people. The audience was measured by the utmost capacity of the large church and the baptismal sceno was very impressive. T'he subject of Rev. W, R. Mackay's ex cellent discourse was “Remnants.” Ho read Lwo scripture lessons bearing upon the train of thought to which ha, invited the: attention of the audience. The frst was tho niuth verse of the first chapter of Isaiah which reads as follows: ‘“‘Excaept the Lord of hosts bad left iuto us a very small remnant we should have been as Sodom and we should have beeu like uuto Gomorrah,” The second lesson was from Paul’s epistie to the Romans bearing upon the same thought, the wisdom of God in preserving & remnant of H1s peo- ple to carry forwara His work even in the face of great difti2ulty. The speaker said that there were two kinds of faith, One was an individual faith in God’s power to save and sustain, a personal faith in the tiock of Ages. Then there was a wider, more comprencnsive faith that reached beyond the special interests of tho individual possessing it and believed thay God would take caro of all His pecplein good timo and that the truth of God would eventu ally triumph over every opposition. This was the solid, practical faith tnat could claim the history of the world as its witness. Ina thousand ways God had shown His people that Ho would bring His cause through tri- umphantly in the cnd. Isaiah was no dount thinking of tho time when Abraham was pleading for Sodom. God had promised if there were fifty, or twenty, or even ten, rightcous people in the wicked place He would not destroy it. A mero rempant of righteoustess was suflicient to save a wicked “Pho Lord always has a remnant,” said the spouker, **When Elijah went up into the mountain and told the Lord that the children of Israel had all gono astray, and had thrown down the altars and were gone off after strange gods, the Lord s I have 7,000 young men who have not bo the knee to Baanl.’ We aro too much like Elijah sometimes. - We look on the dark side. Wo look at the crowd and forget the remnant, The chilaren of Israel were a stiff-necked pople. Thoy had to meet with chastisement that made them smart. Some- times it did look as though the light of God’s truth was almost extinguisned among His chosen people, out like a torch m @ storm it was apparently whipped out only for an instant. God found worthy hands always rcady to pick up bis truth and bear it on. Some of God’s servants 1n the early days of tho race and in the first vears of Chrisiianity did not know a great deal about theology. 1f you had placed the five puints of Calvinism be- fore them for study you would probably have driven some of them to the insane asvium. And I might say that the same sort of study comes pretty near sending some people to the asylum even now. But these carly soldiers of the cross were God-fearing men. They were men of courage and conviction. (od has his chosen soldiers. They may be only a remnant, but keep your eyes on tho remnant. God don’t save the world by the efforts of the muititude. He saves it by the faithful work of the few. You might think that Ho would send nis chariots thundering over the earth to startle and overcomo uvery opposition, but He does not save the world in that way. God has His purpose< and His plans and wo can depend upon it He will do His work.” The speaker said that peoplo in this age were tov much like the disciples when they feared to attempt to feed the multitude with five barley loaves ana two small fishes. They said that there wouldn’t be a taste for half of the crowd. 'The fishes were small to begin with and by the time their heads and tails and fins were cut off the disciples, no doubt, thought it was utterly useless to think about feeding 5.000 peoplo with so meager a quantity of food. ~But they didn’t under- stand the way that Christ saw it. Tbe dis- ciples thought they had nothing but five bar- ley loaves and two small fishes to match against ke appetites of 5,000 people. But the fact was tney had five loaves, two fishes und God as theirstock on hana. Rev. Mackay said jhe was not an optimist who believed that everybody was gomg to heaven in a palace car. He believed that there was a great deal of wickedness 'in the world, Any man who kept his eyes open could see that. But God bad His remnant and that remnant would, by the grace of God, work out the salvation of the world. In the hour of durkness and peril Washington kept his eye upon the remnant of the colonial srmy at Valley Forge. After losiug battle after battle and being reduced to a state of Pressing want, with scarcely food enough to sustain life and not enough clothing to pro- tect them from the biting cold, yet the great commander of the revolutionary army did not despair. He bent every energy toward the protection and encouragement of his remnant of an army and to that small, half- fed, half-clothed army tramping over the cold snow, leaving trucks of blood made by therr frozen feet, the people of this country owed their independence and their happiness &s a nation, The speaker touched upon the necessity of having the wuxiliary departments of “the church all in good working order. He said that unless the Sunday sehoo), the guild ana other departments of the church werz fully alive and earnestly endeavoring to do their part the church ‘might just as well be changed to a lumber yard and the seats might as well be sold for kindling woed. He believed that women were the real founda- tion of every successful church, The great majority of men became Christians through the influence of their mothers, sisters or sweethearts, He spoke of the assistance that Paul recoived in his great evangelical work from Lydia, and said that God haa made the work of women a mighty power for good all down the ages. With regard 1o the progress of Chris- tianity the speaker said thav 100 years ago there was not a Christian mission established outeide of Christian lands, During the last 100 years more than 2,000,000 peoplo in ludia alone had been won over to Chr stianity through the mission work. When William Carey, the shoemaker of Lon- don, began to advocate the planting of mis- sions people pronounced _his plan a visionary mzlh. But he was the Lord’s remnant, avd what a work thatremnant bad accomplished | The lever was working and would coutinue to work. The speaker advised his hearers to have large faith and then work according to their faith, +Don’t go fishing with a puny hittle hook and come home with a miserable little fish not longer than your finger,” said he earu- estly. “Goout with a large, strong net and the Lord will give vou such a draft of fishes that you will have to-call for help to get ushore wituout breaking your net.” In closing he said he hoped that the mis- sion had been & benefit and a blessing to the reog)le who had attended and he prayed that be blessing of God might rest upon the cou- gregation and guide them one aud all into ways of peace and usefulue: P ate to bed and eariy 1o vise will shorten the road to your home fojthe skies.” But eariy to bed aud & “Little Barly Kisor,” the png that makes lLfe longer and better and wiser, RED CLOUD'S BANK TAILURE it It Results in Heavy Bits Agaiast Former Owners, PLANS OF THE ROCK ISLAND AT LINCOLN Through Connectlons Shortly to Te Made Wwith the Company's Lines from tho Southwest—Damage by Lire Near McCook, Lixcory, Neb,, March 21.—[Spocial Tele- gram to Tue Bee. |—One of the largest and most important law suits ever filed in Lan- caster county occupied theattention of Judge el today. It invoives financial transac- tions between Maey Upton, J. M. Chase and Charlena Chase oa une sido and J. W. Sher wood and J. P, Albright on tne other. The plaintiffs sue the last two parties for the sum of §22,500, which amount they allege they were induced to pay for the Rea Cloud Na- tional bank upon the representation that it was in a sound fluancial condition, Soon after they' purchased the bank, how- ever, it was closed up by a receiver. Thoy claim to have also been deceived in tho mat- tor of the collateral of the electric light and milling companies.. They also seek Lo re- cover somo Lincoln city property which was turncd over in part payment. "The defendants allego that the matter in disputo was purely .a logal transaction, and that the plaintiffs entered into the arrange- ment with a corplete knowledge of the truo state of afMairs and_exact Hnuuncial condi- tion of the bank at Red Cloud. ‘tho case will bo hotly contested, and is being watched with interest by many busi- ness men of the city of Lincolo, Richard Cunpingham £ the district court toda C. A. Burke, ajlegiog that n 150) he entered into a partnership with tho defendant 1n tho law business, the cxpenses and profits to bo equally divided. Cunningham alloges, how- ever, that while Burke cheerfully permitted Liim 10 bear the greater part of the oxpenses he was reluctunt in dividing the profits. By this method of divitien he claims Burke con- verted about §000 to bis own use. When Cunningliam discovered th s fact ho dissolved the partnership, but aileges that ISurke has continued to collest partnership accounts. Judge Field ‘issaed & temporary injunction restiraining Burke from making furtner col- lections and set tho ¢aso for triul next Satur- - suit o day. .fud;. ment was fendered by default this morning aguinst Marguand & Co. in favor of . W. Beghtol in thg sum of £1,514. Tho case brougnt by the'Young Mee's Christian associntion aguinst M; A. Lamster o recover a subscription to the building fund was dis- missed by tho plaiptiff this morwing. The hearing of the fajunction case brought by Albert Weltons against tho county com- nissioners will bé heard before Judge Hall next Saturday. C'ynthia Bartman asks the court to compell Willtsm Dotson to pay the amount ordered by tha judge for the support of their child and objéets to un extension of time until May' 16, Drank aicemtrated Lye, Bram, Neb., Maréh 38, —|Special Telegram to Tur Bei|—An JS:months-old child of John W. Mayles mdzwith a scrious accident this evening which mpy prove fatal. Whilo Mrs. Mayle was busii the little boy got hold of some concentratéddye and drank it. T'ne 1lttlo victim's moyvke and stomach ave badly burned. Arranghig fara Now Hotel. Beamice; Neb, March 28.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Another cnthusiastic meeting of the parties interested in the new hetel project was'held'at the Auditorium this evening. Matters were shown to bo in a favorable state of progfess, and a renewed determination was manifested to push the enterprise to speedy completion. The further dets of the matter were confided to a special committee, with iustructions to report. ata meetiug to be held fater in tho week. It 15 proposed to invest nearly §i5,000 in the enterprise. Took All the Cush, GresuAM, Neb., March 28, — [Special to Tne Bes. ] —Cnarles Morris of Deadwood, S. D., was arrested today for stealing the cash box at the Gresham hotel, , it contained §2,25. Broke Jall at Ponca. Poxca, Neb., March 28.--[Special to Tue Beg. | —Last Saturddy night John Grumberg escaped from the couuty jail at this place. He had been arrested and confined on the charge of disposing of mortgaged property at different places In this and surrounding counties, obtaining, several large sums of money. OfMicers are in pursuit of the of- fender. Fatally Injured in & Runaway. Lour, Neb., Marcl 8, —[Spacial Telegram to Tue Bee.|—Peter Truelson, one of the oldest sottlers of Shorman county, was fatally injured by @ runaway team yesterday between this place:and Asbton,. He died but a few hours ufter he was picked up. Ho and Joe Priess were returning {from Ashton when the accident occurred. Priess was serious'y injuged, having three ribs broken and some internal injuries, but it is thought he will recover. Campaigning in the Sixth District, BrokeN Bow, Neb., March 28.—|Special “Telegram to L'ur Bek.|—A large and enthu- siastic mecting of the congressional com- mittee from the Sixth district met here to- day. Several vacanciés of the committae were filled. W, A. Gilmore was elected chairman and W. B, Eastman secretary, The congressional conveution will be held here. ~ All the committmen wero enthustastic for placing & nomiuee in the fleld and an azgressive campaign will be waged. Work of an Incendlary, Lixcoy, Nob, March 28,—[Spacial Lo Tue Bek)—The, fira deparument was called out after 1 o'olock this morning by an alarm turned in from the corner of Eleventh and Q streots, The gire was located in a frame building at' 1148 P street, occupied by Mrs. N. F. Chambgrlain as a boarding house. The blaze ‘ariglaated in a small va. cant room at the nekd of the stairs and a partially burned of chips and a small can of "kerosene conclusively that some one had delil ly atlempted to fire tho building. Aftebalf an bour's work the department oxtimguished the flames. The autempt to bursr the house might have resulted more seribasiy*but for the early dis- covery of the fira ‘and the prompt worik of the fire dfi?lflmlfl\a The 100ms wero full of sleepiug boarders all were 1n danger of suffocation, Tne Bmlding was oweea by A. M. Dayis and wi ured sufficiently to cover the partial loss, pe - PR wo Hugiters Shot. Cextrar City, Neb., March 28.—|Special to Tue Bee,]—Will Bdviiett, aged 19 years, son of T, G. Burtle® of Archer, while out hunting on Saturday received a shotin the lez which completsiy shattereda it trom the thigh dowo. Ho waé not found for about four hours afterwards, and could not undergo an amputation, Baxcworr, N March 28.—[Special to Tne Bee. |--Suuday moraing about 9 o'clock as Andrew Swanson and & companion were going out bunting on horseback, Swanson’s horse became fractious and he bhanded his gun to his cow; 500D afterwards the gun was discharged, strikjng Swanson on the temple, iuflloting @ sgvere, If not fatal, injury. Swanson rode houle after the injury and & pbysician was summoned who aressed the wound, Hurmony w the Kanks. NTiAL Ciny, Nob., Maged 25.—[Speeial to Tue Bre)—The republigan county con- vention will oe held April 13, and the prim- aries ou the Uib. It pow looks us il the re- 1 publicans would enjoy the novelty of a cam mign without o 3 fight among themselves, here are no candidates for delegate to Min- neapolis, FUNERAL OF TWO PIONEERS, Theodore Vanalst and James L, Jarman at Rest, Eixnony, Neb, Mavoh 9 to Tus Bee,]—The remains of Theodoro Van alst wore today interred in the Blk City cemetery, Saturday Mr. Vanalst was stricken with apoplexy, suporinduced by cerebral hemorrhage. At timo of his death Mr. Van- alst was reclining on a sofa at his residence. He was to all appearances in good henlth, Ho was bora in Dutchess county, New York, January 24, 1834, After he had attained his majority ne joined an expedition bound for the mining regions of Montana. Alter soe Journing twelve yoars in the wold tields of Montana and adjacent territories he amassed a competence nnd returned to New York, be- ing thoroughly imbucd, however, with' tho pluck and vim characteristic of the west and her peonle, 10187 he again followed the star of em- pire on its westward course, as far as Omuha. Subsequently he purchased a farm four miles north of this city whero lo gave his time and attention to farming and stock raising. It was here also that he married. His awifosurvives him. In tho sprine of 1855 ho loft the farm and erected here at an expenditure of £10,000 the Corn is King elevator plant and a’ magnificent residonce, since which time he has been prominently entified with the grain and live stock ousi- ness of Klkhora and Douglas count, With bis widow he leaves a daughter. n ac- cordance with tho wish often exprossed by Mr. Vanalst the funeral ceremonies wore very simple. O. 5. Walcott of Eik City paid a very touching tributo to the memory of the deconsed. . fil"m\urlmn, Neb., March 28.—[Special to Tur Bee. | —James L. Jarman, one of tho oldest settlers of this county died at his home 1u this village Sunday morning of beart trouble. He was buried this afternoon in Fairview cemetery, the services being conducted by tho Kirkwood post No, 106 Grand Army of the Republic of which the deceased 'vas a member, assisted by tho J. D. Smith camp No. 182 Sons of Voterans of this Village. Mr. Jurman was born in Pike county, Ohio, in 1324, moved to Illinois in 1852, and to Sarpy county, this state, in 1873 and has sinco then resided on a farm urtil the last two years, when failing health caused him 1o rétiro from farm life,and ho has lived 1n this village. He leavos a wifo, threo sons and four daughters, Changed Its Potitics. HarTiNGTON, Neb., March [Special to Tui Bee.)—The Herald of this place has just changed its politics to that of idependent. It has boen a stauach republican paper ever sinco it wa founded eignt years ago, when Hartington was in its in chration, ter, Neb., March 28.—[Spocial to —The Ancient Order of Unitod Workmen order in this placs cslobrated their third anniversarysin Union hall Friday even- ing with a program of music and an ablo ad- dress by Rev. Mr. Curtis, followed by a vountiful supper served in the hall and closed with a general social. The lodgo started three yoars ago with fifteen members aud now has about fifty pawmes on its roll. It has nover losta member by death and only oue by susponsion. U. P. Car Robbers Plead Gullty. GriSn Istaxp, Neb., March 28.—[Special Telegram to’ Tur Bgs.|—In district court todoy Harry Kingston and - George Smith vleaded guilty to the clorge of burglary, as- suriog them quarters in the penitentiary. Judge Harrison has not. yot fixed the term. Srthith and Kingston aro two of the Union Pucilic car robbors aster County's Convention. v, Neb., March 28.—(Special Tele- gram to Tie Bek.]—The republicon county central committee today issued a call for o county convention to meet in this city on Monday, April 11, for tke purpose of electing delegates 10 the state convention which at Kearney April 27. The basis of ropresen- tatiou is the same as last year, The commi tee ¢ocommends that no ‘proxies be allowed and that each delegation Lo empowered to All all vacancies in its own ranks. Major Hasting and J. . Douglas are rec- ommended for temporary chairman and sec- rotary of the convention respectively, Question of Circulation. Lixcory, Neb., March 25.—|Special Tole- eram to Tag Bee.|—The proprietor of tho Daily News today applied for an injunction restraining the city council from granting saloon licenses to twenty-five applicants whose notices of application were pubiished 10 the State Journal, ‘The proprietor of the News base their application for the injunc- tion on the ground that the law requires the notices to be published in the paper having the largest civculation, and claim that the circulation of their paper exceods that of the State Journal. Plans of the Rock Island. Lincowy, Neb., March 28.—{Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—Messrs, Billingsley, McMurtrie and Kitchen, represonting the Lincoln Board of Trade, returned fromTo- peka today, where they went to interview the officials of the Rock Island railroad as to the details of proposed operations of that road in this city preparatory to making an early commencement of the nroposed line to R street and extensiou south along either Nineteenth or Twenticth to O street, They report that General Manager Low stated that 1t was tbe Rock Island’s fixed wntention to form a direct conneetion at Manhattan, Kan., through Lincoln with their lines south, which will s00n be completed to the gulf and also at Phillipsburg via Nelson with the through west and southwest, The depot_on O street in Lincoln will cost. $100,000, C. H, Thompson, righc of way man, arnivea in Lincoln today to complete tho work of purchasing the right of way to O street from R. e — 18 MORTAL FRAME WAS W 1K, Autopsy on Walt Whitman's Body Shows it Was Terribly Disensed, Cayoex, N, J., March 28, —~The funeral of ‘Walt Whitman will tako place on Wednes- day, at 2 o'clock. everal of the friends wish to Invite Colonel Ingersoll to make an address, whilo others are opposed to it. In December 1ast Mr. Whitman agreed with the attending physicians to allow them 1o per- form an autopsy upon his body after death, He did this in the iterestof medical science, George Whitman, a brotner of the poet, yeosterday refused to allow the doctors to perform their task, After the brother's d Dbarture from tho house, however, the ph cians went abead, occupying nearly three hours. Tae autopsy disclosed tho fact that the poet bad died with bis organs in a state of disease that should, by all the laws of medicine, nave killed him years ago., His left lung was eutirely gone, while of the right there was but & breathing spot. The heart was surrounded by a large number of small abscesses and about two and a half quarts of water. The pain in the left siue, that bad been diagnosed by some physicians as an internal cancer, was found to huve been caused by peritonitis, The brain was found to be abnormally large and in a fairly bealtby condition. —— Four Drowned iu Golden Gate, Sax Fraxersco, Cal,, March 23, —S1x men stole a boat some time yesterday worning and went for a pienic across the bay to Ran- saulito. Or the way back the boat was caught by the tide aud swept out through olden Gate. When in mid-channel the boat was caught by & heavy sea and four of the men—Johu Hrown, Richard Costello, Jesse Carter and Isaac Hanoa-—were drowued. The others were saved, ————— For Park Purposes, The members of the Park commission are baving no difficulty fu securiug propositions ids for park purposes, us LLOro & nuwmber of parties who stand ready and will- ing to sell. The lutest proposition comes from Mesrs, Boggs & Hill, who offer four- teon acres just west of Creightquu pge for £100,000, Ia a letter addross o ity council the gentlemen oxtol the Bi& ntages of their land, and offer to give £1f & [ the purchase price toward tho erdi & of an auditorium building on tho premi! - ANOTHER NOTE FROM SALIY Y. Ho Doesn't Like Ono of Blaine i & stra- tions on the Seal Questioll &8 Loxnoy, March 28, —The Bering | ? cor- respondonco printed here this morni k= ows that February 27 Salisbury wrote 1 (= _ish minister at Washington that the c¢ 4 - of the British government was given i&sv year 1o the modus vivendi solely on the ground of preserving the soal species in those waters which were supposed to be in danger unless there should ba temporary cessation of hunt- g, and that no information reached her majesty’s government 1o lead them to sup- pose that so drastic a measure would be re- quisite for the two successive season Blaine's comparison of the present situation 10 tho ownership of timber land does not ap- Pear to Salisbury to be apolicabla to the cas It resombles rather, he savs, arbitration ri garding the titlo to a meadow, and while the arbitration is pending the party actually in possession cuts the grass. The Star criticises Lord Salisbury’s atti tude on the Bering sea as being inconsisiont aud commends the Americans as having be haved as though genuin desiring to pro- tect tho seals, while Salisbury appears to be afraid of offending the Canadians,whoso only desive is to catch seals. The Times supports Sulisbury, though ou March 2 it published articles advocating a renewal of the agree- ment. APPOINTED TO OF CE. mt Vi Etlenburg Is now President of the Prussian Council, Beruiy, March 28.—In the Prussian Diot today Count von Eulenburg was duly ap pointed president of the I’russian councii, and made a statement justifying tho separa- tion of the imperial chancellorship from the presidency of the Prussian ministry on the ground that the burden of work involved by @& union of the two posts was' beyond the powers of one man. Ho announced that the gov- ernment would refrain from insisting upon further consideration of the primary educa- tion bill, as it had ed such serious differ- ences in the Diet and country at large, but the government would maintain 1ts r decide when aud in_ what form the would be taken up in the futuro, nouncement was received with cheers and hisses. It is said that the Reichstag will be indefi nitely prorogued this week and the Land- tag nominally until the end of October, but the latter will, in fact, not meet until tho new house has been elected, when it1s be. leved, Kulenburg will have succeeded in forming some sort of a coalition to enable the priu oducation bill to be presented with a certainty of suceess. matter The an- mingled TERRORL imidato horities, Panris, March Ravachol, the anarchist leader, said in an interview that the purpose of the dynamite explosions was to tevrorize the judlelal authorities in order to prevent them from condemniung the anarchists now under arrest. He says there is dynamite enough on hand to blow up the house of every French official. Gerard, expert in ex- plosives, declares that Millerite is the only ticle that has caused such destruction as that witnessed ia the Rue Cliticky, and it is believed the anarchists hayve leavned the se- crot of its composition, which was supposed to 'be confined to trusied government em: ployes; S FIRE AND POLICE. Offending Othcers and Firemen Disciplined —Other Business Transacted. OMicer Siebeck was tried before the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners at their meeting last night on the charge of being in a South Tenth street saloon while on duty. The board suspendea him for two days. The case of Oficer Cullen who had been charged with the same offenso was rocalled and a witness who was not present at the first examination. Tn executive session the commissioners decided to suspend tne officer for three days. "After the police cases had been aisposed of it was the firemen’s turn to go on the carpet and acting Captain James McNamara of bose compauy No. 6 was the victim. The captain and bis company worked at the big fire from the time the alarm was turned in until 4 o'clock Sunduy afternoon and then McNamara hastily accumulated a jag. Acting Chief Graves suspended McNamara pending a decision of the board. Tho cap- tain pleaded guilty and was reduced in rank and suspended for ono week, Chief Salter sent in a communicaiion stating that he had five companies of four meu each and recommended that the companies in question bo manned with five men cach as he was ulways short of belp when the men took their day off, Referred to the committee on finance. Tho chief of the fire department also sent, in a statemenc giving the number and con- dition of horses now in service. Four horses now attached to apparatus aro unfit for duty and the chief asked that they be disposed of and six good animals purchased. Iteforred to tho commilteeon property. Oficer Andrew Haze was allowed two days in which to go duck hunting, Officer Mitchel: was given ten days’ annual leave and Omcer Von Mugge was granted thirty days’ leavo without pay in order to allow him to attend to some private business in San Francisco. Chief Seavey made honorable mention of Ofticer Corey for standing up to be shot at by « couple of safe blowers. In compliance with & resolution of the council Chiel Seavey was directed to see that the fence on the west side of the base pall ground was torndown as it isin a dangerous condition, Oficer Kirk, at the ‘request of the chief of police, seut in @ written statement regarding the moving of a chest of powder at the fire of Sunday morning. Chief Sulter was askod about the matter and said that some officer told him about the powder and that the chest was moved by bis own men, Joseph Garneau, ir., complained about the way streel hacks and cabs crowd about the entrance to Boyd's theater at the close of the performance und prevent private carriages from getting up to the curb. This brought about @& discussion of the old back-stand ordinance. Chief Seavey said that ke was powerless, as tho ordinance pro- pared by the commission rogulating hack stands had been pigeonboled by the council, Auother ordinance will be preparea by the board aud sent o the council atan early date. Coief Seavey asked for information re- garding the trausfer of liguor licenses from one person to another and if he had power to arrest parties for selling liquor under a transfer license. Mr. Gilbert said that the law was explicit on that subject and that the licensos could not be transferred, The chief referred to George R. Davis, who had sold out his part of the 5t Clair hotel to H. Abrens, who contivued 10 dis« peuse liquors -under Davis' license, The matter will be referred to the county attor- ney. Complaint was made that the basement of the Omaba Hardware company's building was filled with six or seven foet of water, and it was feared that the foundatious of the adjoining buildings would settle, I'hé old fire engine was ordered out to pump the cellar dry, Whea the firemen investigated the basement they found ouly about a 1ot of water and that was rapidly runoicg off. JEE - - Burglars Folled, Burglars attempted to eflect an entrance iuto ex-Mayor W. J. Broatch's residence about 2 o'clock Monuay morning, but were frighteced away by the burelar alarm, Later on an effort was made 1o force the door of Sommer's grocery store Tiweuly- elghtb und Furvam streets but it fuiled, SILVER SILENTLY SLEEPING Bland's Froe Coinage Bill Resting In the Graveyard of Unfinished Business, BLAND CHARGES CRISP WITH BAD FAITH Indications That a Measure Will Not Reached This Ad Indignaut— The Speaker's Statement, Finat "o tes Vote on the Seswlon—Its Wasnixaroy, D, C., March 28.—-The silver question 1s an issue of the past, so far as the house of represontatives is concerned, ‘The develobmeonts of today cloarly indicate that the aill powerful aecrea of cloture will not be ivoked by the committee on rules to assist the free coinago peopie in forcing a tinal vote on the passage of tho bill, and without such a decree all the resources of parliamentary law will be powerless to resurrect the bill from the cemetery of unfinished business to which it now has been cunsigned. It was not until the house had mqt today and passed to the consideration of routine business that Speaker Crisp finally ane nounced that the committee on rules would not deem it proper to report a rule prevent- ing filibusterivg and forcing a vote unless mujority of the democratic wembers should sign a petition demaading such an arbitrary procedure, Mr. Bland was quite indignant, and in sisted upon a rule, but tho spoaker was obdu- rate, aud seemed to be supportod by wmost of his prominent democratic colleagues, Mr. Pierce aud several other gentlemen ut once began tho_circula.ion of petitions, but thus far they have not secured more than forty or fifty democratic signatures, although the work will be continued tomorrow. Mr. Bland, this aftornoon, made tho follow- iug authorized statement to the Associnted press with reference to the silver bill: Mr. Bland Makes a Statement. ““When the rule was first reported, sotting apart throe days for the consideration of the sitver bill, 1 insisted that the rule should be a continuing order, knowing that three days could be filibustored out and no action had upon the bill. When 1 made this suggestion Speaker Crisp tartly replied that 1 ought to trust the com- mittee on rules in that matter: thau f the three days were filibustered out with- out disposing of the bill, the committee on rules would report a rulo preventing all fili- bustering motions and compeliing a vote upon the bili. **T'he devatoe on the bill ran until 5 o'clock on the third day 1L moved the previous question and thea the cpponents of the bill commenced filibustering and keot it up until about 12 o'clock on tho last day for the con- sideration of the Lill, 'The trionds of the bill were determined to continue in session, 50 0s 1o prevent a lup%e of the legislative day. Myself, Mr. Piesce of Tonuesseo and other members of the house went to the speaker and asked his advico about the matter, whether he thought that filibustering had proceeded long enough to satisfy the house and the country that tha committec on rules would bo warranted in reporting a_rule by which filibustering motions would be pre- uented and bring the house 1o a airect vote uvon the bill. Ho assured mysef und & number of others, that he thought filibus- tering had gone on long enough to demon- strate the fact and that the' committee on rules would report a rule to bring the bill to a vote. I may add that 1 moved the house adjourn on Thursday night, at the instance of the speaker, and with the eraphatic state- ment that he woula report a rule cutiing off filibustering motions and bring the bill to'a vote, onsulted the Spealoer, “The next dav, Friday, I went to the speaker and he advised the introduction of a rule to be quoted on today, Monday, preaent- ing all filibustering motions and compelling @ yote upon the biil. He wrote out the rule himself, I introduced itav his request, and had it referred to his committee, with the distinct understanding tha% the rule would bo reported today. I never heard anything about his wanting a petition of n majority of the democrats until this morning, when we ought to have been voting upon the order itself. We considered that the roll call of the house, showing as it did, a laro majority of the democratic party in favor of the bill, was a sufficient warrant for him to acu according to the wishes of tbe democratic party, as shown upon the record. The spea- ker bad giveu a nuinber of the free cvinage members of the democratic party 1o under- stand that he proposed to have a vote either today or tomorrow upon this rulo. We had tejegraphed for absantees in order to have our men in the house. When we found the attitudeof the speaker had changed it c ated confusion and consternation among the freo coinage advocates, They felt thatthey had been deceived and disupnointed by the action of the speaker. He had piven them no chance to get a petition, Decelved the Free Colnage Men, “‘In this morning’s New York World there appeared a dispatch stating the correspond- ent had it upon the best possible authority that the speaker would require the petition. Of course the friends of freo silver regarded that he had made pledges and promises, as indicated in the disyatch, to our opponents pledges and promises that he did not advise the friends of free coinage he bad made. The consequence is, that at tho critical mo- ment, they saw the speaker hud deserted thom, and many mombers, especially those who wera porsonally the fuilowers of Crisp, are now refusing to sign any petition, I see at this time but very little hops of getting a majority of the members on & pelition Ask- ing that the rule bo reported, Of course the speaker has great power, and since bo has shown a disposition to lay the bLill on the table, members who have confldence in him will go with him and this loaves us with the bill having not ouly the anti-free coinage mon its oppoaents, but also the speaker op- posed to it, and those who persoally follow bim, What may be the outcoms I cannot say. Weean counta sufticient number of members who have been voting against con- sideration of the bill who state emphatically that they will vote for the bill if it ever comes upon its passage, to give it from ten to tweuty majority."” Mr, Crisp is Surpriseds Speaker Crisp was shown Mr. Bland's statement this evening, and said ho was sur- prised at Mr. Bland should bave so far for- gotten bimself and tno true situation as (o endeavor to mislead the public by such & statement. In justifying his position Mr, Crisp said that when tho rules were being considered he had fn caucus pledgea his party that no rule should be reported prohibiting filibustering or cutting off dilita- tory motions, except at the request of & ma- jority of the democratic members of con- gress, A majority of the democrats roqaested that a time Le fixod for the cousideration of the free coinage bill, but making no refer- ence therein to any change of the rule, In response 1o this request the commitlee per- mitted threv days debate. ‘I'ne speaker said that, as well as he recollected, Mr. Biand did nt to incorporate some limitation of the right of the house to filibuster or wanted a continuing order, but the committee deter- mined that uutil the necessity for such a ru'e was demonstrated they would not report it, Qhe bill was taken up aund debated for three days and fnally saved from the table by the casting vote of the seaker, Mr. Crisp said the vote wai a great surprise to all parties. A majority of the democrats voted szaiust tabling the bill and thereby demonstrated that they favored its passage. Speaker Crisp said that he as- sumed that these gontlemen 50 voung were i favor of & rule which would brin the nouse to a direct vote ou the bill and prevens filibustering, and, so believing, be said ta Mr. Bland that he had no doubt the com- mittee would report a rule. He also said to Mr, Bland thatin bis judgment there had been sufficient filibustering to demonstrate tue impossibility of the passage of the bill withoul & rule 10 briug the house 1o a direcy vote,