Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 8, 1892, Page 1

THE OMAHA DaAlLy BEE. - S— . - — - —— - —— — . i = TN < UL \ . % b ¢ - TWENTY=FIRST YEAR. OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 8 1892 L= = - — ——— _ — - — —_—— — —— I — — — ; 0TV 0 ER W | despito Mr. Funston's protest this motion | CDRIIN( AN AN [ | Hersey's lettor he wroto to Cooper and ro- [ mpri l O TATHIED | the past week being v& % thawed. The IN TAVOR OF FREE WOOL | Wt SPRUNG A BIG SENSATION | miget ™ TRIED TO KILL HIS FATHER | St forheafa™ Zhones o' aron: Then Mr. Funston, rising to a question of Marct 5 Morgan rdcofved a letter from amount of suffering am %, stock, particu privilege, said that this action of - the houss Hersey for a settlemortt &0d closed by saying Inriy the range eattlo in * n Wyoming, e X | left his "romarks without anything to rest o] “;’ll"“"‘l‘,figrf:’.‘mg':‘“"': s R which drifted and scatter much of Passago of the Congressional Me: qung '.,',‘,,'},':"‘(‘:'::z;lr,'z‘r:)ll;n‘:\':r\m;n.\',‘::fl 10, 1an | Representativa Cooper of Indiana Mixed Up | ‘connaential. 0 o Lronted 88 | Prancis Moore of Beaver City Was Anxious A A LR g A After a Warm Debate. ALLEGED TIPPLERS MAKE TROUBLE anston of Kansas Takes Oceasion to De- ot In Unmeasured to See Some Taken, nounce n Corresp enired s e Ofcial Action Wasmixaroy, D. C., April 7.—Tariff and internal revenue consumed tho time of tho houso today. Tarift had the right of way, and after a fine speoch from Mr, Wilson of ‘West Virginia, who won his spurs and repu- tation as one of the clearest headed men in the house when lie advocated the Mills bill, the free wool bill was dispatched on its jour- ney toward tho senate, Mr. Wilson said that it was not his purpose to review in detail the already much debated provision for this bill. Neither was it bis purposo tomake a comparison of the conflict- ing systems of taxation thatwereo now strug- gling for a mastery in the land. He could attempt orly to use the pending measure as o text for some criticism of the existing laws. Mr. Wilson criticised the Mckinley bill and ridiculed the mannerin which it was form- ulated. Iu conclusion he said: “There is a greal exaggoration, here and everywhere, as to tho character of foreign labor. 1 read n few days sgo a statoment made by Mr. Butter worth of Obio that ho diligentiy looked for this pouper labor of Eucope wherever ho was in_ISuropo lust summer. In Gormany, in Belgium and in Holland he looked for it and did not find iz If he bad lvoked for it in the ficlds of tho farmers, if ho had looked for it in the fields of tho planters, if ho had looked for it in tho ficlds of wheat growers, if he had gono further and looked in the fields of cotton growers, he would havo found that pauper labor. M ntlemen, compara the condition of tho people of Iingland with the condition of the people of this country; a country that until a few years ago, almost in the days of our fathers, was hidden from the knowledze of tho people of those oldor worlds. Hero, while they were exhausting their fielas, tho mold in our agricultural valleys was deepon- ing. Here, whilo they were exhausting their mines, ours were lying undisturbed i the mountains. Here, whilo they were ex- hausting forests, not the sound of au ax breke tho stillness of the woods. And now, when thero is let into this country but a handful of people, so to spoals, the most enterprising and oest cdu ated veople of the world; a peoplo who have brought with them to this country all the krowledye of the science, all the inventions, all the tools, all the capacity for self-govern- ment and the vlessing of the Christian r Ligion, when they are let loose in this great country, extending from soa to sca, rich, un- touched' unexhausted, unexplored, and say Wilson's Compnrisons, that we owo our greater prosperity our better opportuuitics for usefu ness, our higher ages, our better conditions in overy respect, not to the bounty of Almighty God in giving us such a country, not to the wisdom and sacrifice of the fathers in giving us free institutions and equal laws, not to the enterprise and in- telligence of our people, but to a poor little 2 by 6 lew of congress made by yourselves in the way I have indicated.” At vhe conelusion of Mr. Wilson’s remarks he was heartily applauded and received tho warm congratulations of his party collcagues. Detailed Voto on the Measure. * The voto was then taken on the passago of tho bill. The bill was passed—yeas, 105; nays, 60 -as follows: Yeas— Messrs. Abbett, Alexander, Allen, Amerman, Andrew, Arnold, Bacon, Bailoy! Balker, Baukhead, Barwig. Beeman, Beltz hoover, Bentley, 'Blanchard, Bland, Blount, Bowman, Branch, Breckenridze of Ken tucky, Bretz, Brickner, Brooksiire, Brown, Brunner, Bryan, Buchanan of Virginia, Bullock, Bunting, Bussey, Bushnell, Butler, Bynum, Byines, Cable, ‘Cadmus, Caminetti, Caruth, Castle, Catehings, Cale, Causcy, ipman, Clancy, Clarke of Alabama, Clover, Cobb of Alabama, Cobb of Missouri, Coburn, Cockburn, Cockram, Coomibs, Cowle: Cox of ain, | Crawford, Crosby, Culberson, Cummings, Davis, Dearmond, Deforost, Dickerson. Dixon, Dono: Dungan, Dun ohy, Durburrow, Edm stiott, Klis, Eiikiisn, Enioe, : Kppe 1t, Kellows, Fiteh, | Forney, Irowler, I'yan, Gantz. sisseaticimer, Goodnight, Gorman Greenleaf, Hall, Hallowell, Halvor: son, Humilton, Hare, Harries, Harter, Haten, Hayes, Haynes, Heard, Hemphill, Hender: sou of North Carolina: Herbert, Hoar, Hol- man, Hooker of Mississippi; Houck of Ohio; Johusonstone of South Curolina; Kem, Kil- gore, Krivles, Kyle, Lane, Lanaban, Lawson of Virgina; lester of Georgia; Lowis, Liv- ingsion, Lockwood, Long, Lynch, Mallory, Martin, MeAleer, McCellan, y McCann, McKaig, MeKeighan, McKinney, McMillan, McRue, Meridith, Meyer, Mitch ell, Montgomery, Mutetler, 'Norton,” O'Nexll of Massachusetts; O'Neill of Missouri; Outh waite, Paige, Parott, 1’atterson of Tennesse ary, Patton, Paynter, Vearson, P’cel, Peudle- 1on, Price, Relly, Richardson, Robertson, Rockwell, Rusk, Savors, Secarley, Shell, Shively, Simpson, Snow, Sperry, Stovens, Stoward of Lilinois, Stewirt of Téxas, Stoue of Kentucky, Stout, Stump, Tarsney, Terry, Tillman, Tracy, Tucker, Tirney, Vanhors Warner, Washington, ' Watson,' Weadocl, Whoolor of Alabama, Wheeler of Michigan, Whoite, Williams, Nerth Caroling, Williums of 1llinois, Wilson of Missouri, Wilson of West Virginia, Wise, Youmaus--104 Nays—DMessrs. Babbitt, Bartine, Belden, Belknap, Bergen, Boutellé, Bowers, Trosius, Buchanan of New Je Clark_of Wyo ing, Curtis, Cutting, Dingl lick, un- ston, Grouf, Hurmer, tonderson Huughen, of (llinois, Herriman, Hitt, Hovkins of Penn- sylvania, Hopkins of Illinois, Huff, Hull, Johnston of lndiana, Johnson of North Da kota, Jolloy, Kotcham, Lodge, Loud, Miller, Milllken, O'Dounell,” O'Neili of Pennsyl vanin, Ols, Porians, Post, Powers, Quack- enbos, IRay, Reyburn, Rife, Rovinson, Scull, Shank, Smith, Stephenson, C. W. Stone, A. Stone, Storer, Sweet, D. "Paylor, Town- send, Widsworth, Walker, Weaver, Wilson of Washington, Wrignt- 60, Funston's Fund of Fun, Mr. Funston of Kansas, rising to s ques tion of privilege, sent to tho clork’s desk and bad vead an article published in tne New York Voice, which for teu miuates kept the bouse in a whirlwind of laughter aud merri- ment, The article, which is hoaded “A Few of the Congressional Tipplers,” goes ou to mention the names of & dozen or more sena tors and an equal number of ropresentatives who at tho senalo and houso restaurauts have been seen indulging in intoxicating liquors, His (M. ['unston's) name was one of those mentioued, and he believed that tho articlo was intended to affect the priumaries fu: his district, (Laoguter.| He deniod that Bo hud over drauk intoxicants within the capitol, produced tho afldavits of the propri- etor of the house restaurant to that effect and denounced the correspondent of the Voice as u liur, Mr. Cummings of New York, whose namo s also published, said that tho time the article was written'he was sick in his room, Undoubtedly &t some time the correspondent had seen him dricking a docoction known us cold tea" 1o which be bad bevu introduced by Senator Edmunas. Mr. Scott of Illinois, whose name was on tho blacklist, denounced the author of the ticlo us_an unmitigated and walicious hiar, Mr. Feliows of New York—I wish Lo say on behalf of the correspondont that he is rigit in one iustance—for 1 am guilty. | Laughter]. Thoy Corrected the Record, Mr. Pitel ~1 declare myself with Mr. Fel- lows. Mr. Milliken—So far as | am concerned it Is atsolutely false. Mr. Burrows of Michigan moved to ex- punke (he whole watter from tbe record, and ] nounced tho correspondent of the Voice, and called upon decent correspondents to kick him out of town, Mr. Lowis oi Mississippi suggested that the correspondent was a woman Mr. Funston—It makes no differenco whether she is a indy ora strect walker. I am standing hereln my own defense. |Hissos in the gallery. | Mr. Wreeler of Alabama made the point of order that the gentleman should not use such language on tho floor of the house. Mr., Fanston said that ho was informed thai the correspondont was not a woman. Ho had been told the name of the man who wrote the article, Funston then took his seat amid more hisses, The house then went into committoo of the whole with Mr. Blount of Georgia the chair, on the Turner cotton bageing Sustained Their Dignity, Mr. Wheeler of Alabama rising to a ques- tion of privilego offered a resolution declar- Ing that it was dus to the dignity and good name of the house of representatives that tho remark mado by Mr. Funston today rel- auve tou woman should be expunged from the vecord. Mr. Burrows asked the gentle. man to withhold his resolution, Ho was assured by the gentleman from Kansas that anything that coula be criticised would bo eliminated from the record. Mr. Wheeler said that with that ussurance he would allow the resolution to lie upon the table. ‘T'he house then adjourned. m Stewart Makes an Explanation—Dlistrict Ap- propriation Bill, Wasmivatos, D, C., April 7.—Dawes pre- sented a memorial from the citizens of Mass- achusetts praying for the naturalization of Chinamen who camo to the United States prior to tho passage of tho first exclusion act. The senato resolution, offered by Teller, was agreed to, calling on the secrotary of the trensury for o statoment of the amount of silver offered tne government oach month sinco the passage of the act of July 14, 1500, by whom and at what prices, amounts puy- chased each month, from whom and at what prices, and the number of days given the seller in which to deliver tho silver. The senate then proceeded to consider the District of Columbia appropriation bill, Must Pay Him In Gold, Stowart made a personal explanation on the subjoctof an articlo published yester- day showing a list of mortgages mado to hun in Alameda county, California, wherein was an obligation that baymentshotla bo in gold. Ho said the morteages resulted from the salo of property at auction through San Fran- cisco brokers, He never saw the wmortgages, but supposed they contained the gold pay- ment obligation under what was known is the Pacific contract law. Ho whs opposed to the law and would be glad to be paid in any lend of monoy M. MeMillun offored an amendment to’tho District of Columbia bill appropriating §75,- 000 for the eptivn and entertamment of the next encampment of tho Grand Army of tho Repablic in Washington, one-half to bo paid from the treasury and the other from the revenues from the district of Columbia, vroviding no part shall be available untii £,000 shall have been raised by popular sub- scriptions aud expeuded. Mr. MeMllan offered (for himself) a sub- stitute appropriating $100,000 for tha same vurpose. Opposed by Harrls and Vest, Mr. Harris and Mr. Vest opposed the pro- position. Congress, thev said, had nothing 10 do with the matter. Tho citizens of the district had invited the Grand Army of the Republic here and shovld pay the bills. Mr. Peffer understood that the peoplo of this city had invited the old soldiers to como and hold their national encampment here, aud promised to envtertain them. But the citizens of Washington wero not authorized Ly cougress Lo say that the people of the whole nation would vay their expense. Ho would, howevor, take ono nighit to consider what his old soldier fricnds of Kansas might ask him to do in tho matter. He would take time to think about it, and {f in tho end his vote should be 1 favor of the appropriation it would be under his own persoual protest and in obedience to the wishes of those who stood behind him, The matter went over, therefore, without action aftor Mr. Hawley nad given notice of n amendment placing the expenditure under tho control of the secretary of war, During the discussion thie bill to place wool on the free list and to reduce the auty on woolen goods vras r d from tho commit- teo, and aiter the district oill was lud asido tho wool bill was taken up and brought be- foro tho senate and referred to tho finance committee "I'hie senute, after a short exceutive session, adjourned, PRACTICAL I RADE Free Ports Will Solve the Problem Stop the I Reform Cry. Wasmizaroy, D. C., April 7.—[Special to It is very probable that either Senator Sherman or Seoator Chandler will wtroduco in tho senate a proposition which will, if it becomes a law. revoiutionize manu- facturing interests in this country. The suggostion was first made to Secretary Fos ter, last fail, by Mr, E. Kosewater, editor of Tor Bee, It is the free port privileges which pertain at flamburg, Germany, Germany has tho same protective thut the United States has, act of tho Heichstag a portion’ of Hamburg was set apart from the city proper, into which ships might come and go at ' will, bringiug raw materials to be mavufactur and carrying out the manufactured articles into which macuinery could ulso come free will, ail free of duty, and the comm cial futercsts of tho city in general, or that part of it st asidens a free port, would bo us freo from Impore duties and’ commercial laws of the country as it thoy were con- aucted on tho banks of Jingland’s Clydo, A canal marked the line upon one side of which the customs, duties, olc, wero effective, while upon 'the other they were as freo as could be imagined. The opc- ration of Hamburg’s free port has been very satisfactory. Tho city has grown immenscly. A very largo foreign” trade has boon culii- vated. Tho raw materials como in free, and also machinery for tho manufacture, The work is dono by natives, who spend most of their money for articles which pay duties, "Che operatives aud proprietors live mostly in the protective pert of the city, pay taxes and aro subject to the laws of Germany. The civil authorities control the frea port portion of Hamburg the same as the other portion, Whenever it is desired to sell any of the articles manufactured at tho free port thoy g0 through tiie hands of the customs oficers, tho sumo as 1f they had been imported, A wall or canal surrounds all of thut portion of the fren DOFL not exposed to navigation, so that 1t is no essier to smuggle than it would be at any other port, How It Would Work I Tt is proposed to nass alaw by congress which will establish certain conditions pre- cedont to the location of a freo port at any poit in this cou AU first the provision in tho federal constitution which ~provides that no privilego in commerce shall bo given ous city, stato or sectior which is denied other cities or sections would bar out this schome, for it was thought to b necessary to name the cities in the law which should be free ports If they wished. But it Las hoen decided that & general law may be passad, seiting up general conditions and requireuwionts which any city—probadly ouly those baving navigation leading to the ocean-—van comply with and bocome o free port for mauufacturing purposes, 1t would, of course, cost & good deal of mouey to make preparations for a free port, and only & few laws By a special cities would take advaatage of tho oppor- tunity, It may be asked why, if a single free port would be good for a eity or the country, it would not be good to make all cities free 'l)uru or mako the entire country a free porti 'ho proposition to make a few cities free [CUNTINUED ON THIRD PAGE.] in the Pension Scandal, RAUM IS MAKING A TELLING DEFENSE Democratic Congressmen's N Farther the T —Mr., Enloe Has Stirred Upa Pretty ess—Ser mes Used to rests of Pension Sharks orial Developments, Wasmsaroy, D. €, April 7.—The first questions asked Commissioner Raum today by Mr. Enlos in tho pension oMce investiga- tion related to matters connected with the endorsement of a note by George E, Lomon. Tho commissioner refused to answer the questions and Mr. Enloo then, over tho ob- jection of Counsel Payson, put in evidenco part of the testimony on the subjoct, Mr. Enloo asked if tho completed files order had not resulted in tho passage of 10,000 of Mr, Lomon’s cases, Mr. Iinloe also asked if Mr. Lemon had not left Washington for Europs immediately after this investigation was ordered, Mr. Raum eaid ho had no porsonal knowl- edgo as to when Mr. Lemon went abroad, but had heard that since the investigation bad begun ha had gone to Burope. Mr. Enloe asked if Mr. Lemon had not gone without any other notice to his em- ployes than a note anuouncing that ho was going to Burope. Mr. Raum repliod that be knew nothing about the matter. Mr. Enloe next asked if Raum had yet paid the noto indorsed by Mr. Lemon, It Was Private Tho commissioner said that was privato business and declined to answer. A decided sensation was sprung when Mr. Iinloe asied if the secratavies of congress- men ever sold information cf the status of claims to pension attorn Business, Mr. Raum had a bundle ovidently propared for just this sort of thing of papers and was for he produccd them ' and read letters in which tho charge was made that Samuel R. Hersey, private secretary of Reprosontativo Cooper of Indiana, had, through Roga & Co., of Kenton, O., and H. C. Petis of Columbin, carried on_quite businoss of this sort, charging $8 for each claim. It was then shown that Hersoy had called up these cases on congrossional slips signed by Representa- tive Cooper, ono of the prosecutors in the Raum case, Hersoy also worked for Mr, Brookshire of Indiana und Mr. Gantz ot Ohio, butit was not shown that Hersey’s connection with them had been the same as with Cooper. There were, the commissioner said, o thousand pensions all over the northwoat, 1n which Hersey was involved. 1t was on this matter that Mr. Lineweaver, whose absenco has been frequently inquired about, had been engaged. The papers relating tothe affair were offered in evidence by Mr. Raum, but have not yet boen admitted in ovidence, the com- mittee aesiring to oxamiue Hersoy on the matter. In effect tho substance of them is covered in a lotter from tho commissioner to the secretary of the interior, dated April 5. recommending Hersey's discharge. Information Offered for Money. The letter shows that on kebruary 23 a re- port was received from J. G. Greeno, a supervising special examiner of the pension oflice, with reference to a complaint received from John R. Whittinghill of Indiana, for- merly of the Niuth Ieatucky volunteers. In this complaint’ Wittinghill said he bad re, ceived a letter from Rogan & Co. of Kenton- O.. saymg that for $0 he would furnish Wittinghill the exact status of his claim ana the testimony necessary toit. Whittinghill asked if it was a fraud, if Rogau conld fur- nis) the information why could not he (Wittinghill) get it from the pen- sion oflice witbout expens The papers show that on September 16, of last year, the commissioner wroto Whittinghill, ‘saying that he was advised upon what method Kowar & Co. wero working and the position of aflairs, and asked bim to forward 3 (o them, for which the pension office would reimburse him. This was done and on November § Whitting- hill received o reply giving him as full and accuraic a statemeit of his ciaim as if the man had held the papers before him, Meanwhile the case had been put aside to ascertain what would come of it, and it turned out that on November 11 the papers in the case were called for by Hersey upon a congraessional slip of Representative Cooper of Indiana, ‘Phe commissioner’s lotter sa‘d that he did not know that it was any more thau a coincidenco and could not determine whether there was any cornection between Rogan and the Cooper slip. So on Novem- ber 23 Weittinghill was requested to corre- spond with 1togan & Co. relative to the claim of Henry Bebrens of the Ninth Ohio in- fantry, the claim having been selected at random, On December 22 the claim was called up by Hersey on a congressional slip of Mr. Cooper and was carefully examined February 15, 1802, Rogan, writing from Chicago, foi warded a “'status” of the claim. How the Cases Were Called U In the meantime the commissione ceived a letter dated December 22, 1801, from ex-Represoutative Williams of ~Ohio calling attention to the fact that certain Obio pen- sion attorneys were baving all their cuses called up for status and reported upon by Hersey on Mr. Cooper's congressionsl ships, “The mattor was placed in (ireenwalt’s nands and bLe obtained from the office in which Rogan had formerly worked a letter presum- ably containing thirteen copies of letters re- lating to claims. Oue lettor gave a completo atus of the claims of Mrs, Klizabeth Moi- fett of Klizabethtown, Ind., called up Octo. ber 17, 1801, on Mr. Cooper's congressional siip, At Greenwalt's request Linoweaer was apoointed to assist him. In Obio be took tho depositions of J. . Canfield. John Arm- strong and D. I, Durst. He also took those of John I°. Morgan of Bloomington, Ind. “These pupers, the commissioner’s letter said, showed that Horsey had secured information on pension claims through A. M. Peel and at_Hersey and he were brought together y , who bad been acting under Mr, Compton when the latter was postmaster at Columbus, Ho was related to Cooper by wnrringe and was a confidential mun and cbief clork of Marring & Slusher, ponsion attorneys. Peel furnished Greenwalt with soveral orizinal letters received from Hersey giving reports of the status of the cases, ‘Tbe plan was, tho commissioner said, that Rogan wrote to pension attorneys aud claim- ants and secured their business and for- warded it to Peel who, in turn, corresponded with Hersey, who used the slips of certain membvers of 'corcress whom he represented as their clerk, Hersoy drew the cases and ascertainod their status, and the fees wero divided between Hersey, Peel and Rogan, T'he deposition of James P, Morgan of Bloomington, Ind., shows that he was taken to Hersey's oftica’ by Mr. Cooper, and intro auced to Hersey, and informed that “if he bad anything worth paylng for Hersey will attend to it for you.” Morgan testified that after bis return home he wrote to Mr, Cooper, forwarding a list of twenty-five cases, in which ho desired their status, the letter closing: “I will pay such compensa- tion as is prover for the status of these claims. Would have written to Hersey, but 1.did not get his address,” Tho lettor, tho commissioner says, was turned over to Hersoy, who acknowledged its receipt, and on Fevruary 15, 1502 for- warded a statement of the status of a num- ber of claims and sdded, “state what you consider & reasonable amount for compensa- tion. I'shail be glad to correspond with you further with a view to our mutua! interest. For these statements I send you remit what you think & fair compensacion for the labor involved.'” had re- en Dollars & Claim, Subsequently #10 per claim was agreed upon. Morgan stutes that siter receiving Mr, Morgan testified that on March 11 Mr. Cooper wrote him, returning the £5 and said: “From your lotter it seems you have sent the money o pay him (Hersey) for call- ing up casos, Of course, Jim, I cannot allow vou to pay Horsey for that kind of work. He is in my servico, Bud it is only as my secre- tary that the work can be done for you. I have never roceived nor knowingly wilowed any one connected with me to charge a cent for that kind of work—not even a postage stamp.? Before closing the letter ho callod atten- tion to another matter, namely, a letter re coived somo mouths ago from Heury Holt of Inaiana, stating that Marring, Slushor & Co., carly in 1850, had printod about 20,000 con- grossional call sUps on which was a fac similo of the signature ot Mr. Coopor, priated with his consent and approval. The lotter also said that in 180, thoso calls from Marring & Slushidk on Mr. Cooper's Slips became so numerous that General Blagk diroctea that they be thrown in the waste basket, Under commis. sioner Tanner about 8,000 of them were re- ceived, and Tanner directed that they be de- stroyed and that Marring & Slusher bo re- strained from iasulng the slips. Attention 1s catled to a communication from C. . Foto of KKalamazoo, Mich., of March last, stating that for 15 he secured a com- plete status ot five pension claims from Charles T, Rogan & Co., which Peel and Hersoy called up on congressional slips, Fote correspondiiig with them to expose them. On March 10 Foto reccived n letter from Rogan & Co. announcing their retire- ment from the pension business, FOR TU NEWS ARMY. List of the Orders of a Day in the Regular Sorvice, Wasmixaroy, D. C., April |Special Telegram to Tug Ben.]—The following army orders were issued today : Tho operation of 80 much of spocial orders of March 30 as relioves First Lieutenant Cas- sius E. Gillette, corps of engineers, from duty under the orders of Major Amos Stick- ney, corps of engineers, and airects him to report to the_commanding general, Depart- ment of the Missouri, 1s suspended for two weeks, A board of ofticers is appointed to meot at the call of ‘the president thereof at FFort Douglas, U. T\, for the examination of such offizers may be ordered before it to determine their fitness for promotion. Detail for tho board: Coloney Matthew M. Blunt, Sixteenth infantry: Major Charles L. Helzmann, surgeon: Cap. tain William H. Clapp, Sixteenth infantry; Captair Henry C. Wyrd, Sixteenth infantry Caotain William P. Kenaall, assistant sur- eeon; First Lieutenant Warren H. Cowles, regimental quartermaster, Eighteenth in fantry, recorder. - The following named officers will report in verson to Colonel Matthew M. Blunt at Fort Douglas at such time as ho may designato for exumination by the board as to their fit- ness for promouon: First Lieutenant Charles R. Tyler, adjutant Sixteenth in- fantry; Second Lieutecant E. W. McKas- key, Twecty-first infantry. On tho conclu- sion of his examination Lieutenant McKas key will return to his proper station. A board of oficers is appointed to meot at the call of tho president. thereof, at Fort D. A. Russell, \Vyo., for the examination of suon officers as may be ordered before it to’ determine their fitness for promotion. Detall for the board: Major H. C. Fybert, Seventdenth fantry; Major Valery Harverd, suvgeon; Captain Cyrus TRoberts, Seventepf infantry; Captain Lyster M. O'Brien, ;Seventeenth ' infantry; Captain Freenan V. Walker] assistant sur- geon; First LieutenantJames T. Kerr, adju- tant Seventeenth infantry, recorder. First Lieutenant Georre 'H. Roche, regimental quartermaster, }y-catosnth infantry, will roport in person (b Major H. C. Egbort at Fort D. A. Russell for examiuation by the board as to his fitiess for promotion. ~First Lieutenant William W. Gibson, ordnance department, is relieved from duty at Sandy Hook proving ground and wili report for duty as assistant to the inspector of ord- nance, United States army with station at Providence, R. 1 ~ Tho resig- nation by Major Stephen W. Groes- beck, judgo aavoeate, of his commis- sion, as captain, Sixth infantry only, has been accepted by the president, to tale ef- fect April 12, Leave of absenco until June 1, 1802 is granted Post Chaplain James C. Kerr, U.S. A, The unexecuted part of the sentence of a general court-martial in the case of First Lieutepant J. A, Smith, Ninth cavalry, is remitted. Second Lieutennnt I, W. Kobbe, Twenty second infantry, is, transferred to the Twenty-third ~infattry company A, and will join the compaay to” which he has been transferred. So much of special orders of March 30 as velatgs to Captain James H. Gageby, Third infantry, is revoked and he will report. in_person to Colonel Robert 12, A Croftou, president of tho examining board av Fort Sheridan, 1k, an such time as he may designate, for examination as to his fit- ness for promotion, It having been represented to the War department that & necessity exists for offer- ing prompt and safe facilities to persons who desiro to make coutrioutions for the in- tellectual and moral welfare of the enhsted men of the army, the secretary of war has authorized the adjutant general to receive Tree of expense to tho sendors of such con- tributions of books, periodicals, pamphlots and papoers as may bo sent to him by philan- thropic persons for distribution to the army, especially to troops in tha far west, Washlngton News Notes, Wasnixaroy, D. C., April 7.—The presi- dent has sent the following nominations to the scnate, Postmasters—Wisconsin: Wil- ham I. Batwchelder; Durand, Jowa: Mary . Trumph, Maquoketa; David Vail, New Shavon: William I, Judiesch, Holstein, Illi- noi; John W. Hallenveck, Auburn Park. Tho house committes on buildings and grounds has acted fayorably on the bill ap- propriating $0,000 for public building at Chnton, la, The president will probably leave Wash- ington tonight for & fow days’ snive shooting on the Dalaware riyor, The president hag approved tho act estab- lishing a port of delivery at Des Moines, la., and the act to pratéct foreign exhibitors at the World's Columblan fair from prosecution for exhibiting waves protocted by American patents and trade marks, "ho president has recoguized the right of pain to object 'to the establishment of a United States consil at Ponape in the Caro- line islands and’ rdiogly has recallea Rand,recently ap) consul at that place. The housa cor tee on railwaye and canals today ordeyed a orable revort on the bill authorizing the secretary of war to cause a survey to ade and an estimate to be furnished on |g st of construction of a ship canal from the great lakes to the nav- igable waters of udson of suficient ca- pacity to transport the tonnage of the lakes 10 tho sea. The bill arpropriates $10,000 to defray the expenges of the survey aud esti- mates, The president wday directed the removal of Charles M. Leavey, appraiser of merchan- dise at San Frangiseo, for complicity in tho recent frauds ut that port in connection with the undervaluation of silk goods, imported by Newberzen, Reiss & Co. This action 1s the result of an luvestigation conducted by Solicitor Hepburn and Special Agent Tingle. Thegnase of Mr. Leavey is iu the hands of the United States attorney at Sau Francisco, ‘ The supervisor of immig) transferred from Assistaut Secretary Nettle- ton 1o Assistant Secretary Spaulding. The change was made at the request of Mr, Nettleton, tion has been owa's Russian Contribution, Wasuisaroy, 1, C, April 7.—B., F. 1- linghast, editer of the Davenport Democrat and secretaryof the Iowa Russian Famine Renof assoglation, is in the city and will go to New York tomorrow to make arrange- meuts for the shipment of the stores contrib- uted. Tillinghast was told by the Kussian minister that the needs of Russia were real and great. Particularly was iv nocessary to save the horses, which were dylug by the thousand, to Secure Money. HE WAS ARRESTED IN THE VERY ACT bl for n See gatos Selec Swept by n ans Endorse President 1 Term 1-Fort ¥ Snow Sto ge Connty Rey rrisg » nvention b Beaver City, Neb, April 7. [Special Telogram to Tur B:e. |—Irancis Moore, a deaf mute, was put in jail here today. Ho lives noar Holbrook, this county, and yester. doy attempted to murder his father. Young Mooro is about 24 vears old and of a mean and morose disposition. Ilis reason for tho orimo was to gatn possession of the old gon tloman's property. His murderous plans would have been successful but for the timely interference of others. Ile was frustrated just in time to prevent the killing. GAGE COUNTY [ PUBLICANS MEET. Pro tdent Harrison Endorsed for a Second Te 1st of Delogates. Beatnick, Neb, April 7.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Ber,| ~The Gage county repub- lican convention met in this city today with Hugh J. Dobbs as chairman and Carson V. Cole sccretary. The purpose of the conven- tion was to name delegates to the republican state and congressional conventions. IReso- lutions encorsing tho~ nomination of Prosi- dent Harrison wero unanimously adopted, as were a series of resolutions highly comme datory of Senator A. S, Paddock and strongly commending his re-clection to the sonate. Following are the delegutes to the state couvention: John Wardlaw, H.J. Merrick, lu. J. Roderick, W. H. Wilson, Jacob Bandg, R. J. Cully, A, H. Brabaker, John A. Dobbs, James Korr, G. T. Kenyon, Androw Kerr, I3, Emery, R. L. Gumaer, L. E. Wheelor, Willinm Retchless, R. Lattlejohn and A, L. Cook, sr. The delegation to tho stato con- vention was fnstructed to do ull in its powor to secure the election of L. E. Wilker as a delogate to the national republicau conven tion. “The following wero olected delogates to the congressioanl convention: J. . Cobby, I, H. James, George Canfield, W. W. Wright, M. Joseph, Amos Quinu, M. Weaverhng, J. C. Bureb, J. ). White, A.J. Couleo, J. H. Fuller, J. 5. Hays, 1. L. Fiske, H. . Noi cross, "Joun Foster, James Stower, H. J. Dobus, Carson Cole and . W. Lailin. A full list of alternates wero elected to each dele- gation, Many nts at Peru, Penv, Neb., April 7.—[Special to Tue Rk |—Yesterday the spring term of tho state normal ospened with pleasing prospects. Over 350 students assembled in the chapel tho first morning. This number will bo wreatly increase during the week. The strong winds of the past week dia not neglect to give the normal buildings and grounds a passing touch, ns is attestod by soveral broken flues and_dilapidated fences. Wednesday evening, April 13, ex-Superin- tendent of Public Instruction Sabin of Iowa will lecturo before the faculty ard students of the normal. This 13 the fitst of a serles of lectures that will be delivered here during the term. The course will bo completed on commencement day by Robert Mclntyre of Denver. He will deliver a lectura before the senior class in the forenoon and one before the school in the eveni Robbed the Ticket Office. Beatrior, Neb., April 7.—[Special Tole gram to Tur Bee.)—During the temporary absence of the clork and agent of the Rock Islaud passenger dopot at noon today, burg- ars succeeded in offecting an entrance to the ticket office and robbed the cash drawer of £110. Entrance was cftceted by prying onen the ticket oftice window from the ladies’ whiting room and_wrenching off tho brass guard grating. All tho money was taken from the cash drawer excopting 8 few pen- nios. The roobery was discovered by the clerk on his return from dinner at noon and must have oceurrod oouween 11:40 aud that hour, e ¥ 1-Stewart, Raxvorem, Neb., April 7.—[*pecial to Bee. |—The marriage of Mr. Charles 11, R dalt and Miss Mary Stewart was solemnized at the residence of J. C. Stewart near this city Wednesday by Rov. G. A. Luce of the Iivst Mothodist Episcopai eliurch. The cou- ple are well known and have n wide cirelo of aicquaintances both at Randolph and other parts of the state. After a journcy of some weeks with relatives and friends in the east, in which a portion will bo spont in viewing points of 1nterest, they will return and es- tablish permanent residence in Randolph. 3 " Costly Exper! Guaxp Istaxn, Neb., April 7.—(Special to Tur Ber.)—-**Yank” Robinson, who came so near being poisoned by morphine yesterday, il recover. He states that the woman, Mrs. Dudley, is not to blamo, and tuat he ad- ministered the morphine himself. This is at variance with a statement incidentally made before he fell asleep and it 15 velieved he is trying to shield tho woman. No further arrest will be made. When asked why ho took tho morphine he stated that he just wanted to take it to see how it felt, ment. dailed in Del 1t of Bonds, Gening, Neb, April 7.--[Special to Tnr Bee.|—-Sherifl. Walker returned Saturday from Hastings, where he nabbed one C. M, Coe, who was wanted here to answer to the charges of obtaining property under ralse pre tanses and selling mortgaged proporty. The prelimiuary hearing occurred yesterday be- foro Judge Gardner, and in default of §300 bail ho will bo compelled to languish in jail until the May term of court. Arrestod an ted an Towa Man, BeATRICE, Neb,, April 7.—[Special to 'Pne Bre.—A man by the name of Goodio was arvested at the Randall house this city last evening by Chief Dinges of Lincoln and Marshal Dodds of this city on a charge of seduction filed against him in Winterset, Ia, Goodie was taken to Liocoln later in the evening by Culefl Dinges to await tne action of the lowa authoritie: Convictea the Entire Gang, Guraxp Isiaxp, Neb, April S pecial to Tue Bee.|—The jury in the burglary caso against Samuel Smith in the district court brought in a verdict of guilty, but recom- mended leniency in fixing sentence. Ho will probably get only oue or two years in the pen. He is the last of the gang. They were all convioted, Newman Grove Citizen Hurt, wMAN Grove, Neb, April 7. [Special to Tk Bee)—G. W. Webb, a resident of this place, employed as eugincer at the Creston flouring mills, yesterday fell a dis- tunce of twelve feev while oiling a shoft. He 15 badly bruised and it is feared his spine is injured. He was brought home yestorday. Gerlug's Muniolpul ¥ Genmixa, Neb., April 7. Bee—The village sulted in the election of trustees entiro. light vote polled. ction, [Special to T election Tuesday re of a republican board The day was bad aod a Snowstorm at Fort Kobiuson, Fout Ronixsox, Neb., April 7.—|Special Telegram 10 Tiik Be, | —A heavy snowstorm acconpanied by & high wind from the north comuienced at2:50 and promises 1o continue all night. 1t is drifting oadly at present. Work of the Storm, Gerina, Nob., April 7.— Special to Tue Bee.|—The roads in this section are almost siderable loss is also said 0 occurred from exposure and starvatior Terribie Storm at Chadron, Cianroy, Neb,, April Special Tole gram to Tur Bee) ~This section is experi encing one of the Worst storms ever scen in this country. The storm started on the 1st but cleared up somowhat Saturday. Satur day night it started with renowea vigor and i3 sull raging. It has beon accompanied with considerablo wind but no damage of uny extent has resulted from that source, Considerablo loss of stock 1s reported but 1o lives have been lostin this vicinity as yet. Only one mail train_has reached “here in the past threo days, The wires have not been iu working order halt thoe time, Ord Musons Organize., Onn, Neb,, Telogram to Tie Ber, | ~W. N, Nason, grand patron of Omana, assistod by a delegation from Scotia, organized Blazing Star chapter of the Order of tho Bastern Star hero tonight. The chnp tor opens with thirty-four charter members. The following aro the ofiicers: Mrs. John W. Perry, matron; H. N. Leach, patron; Mrs, Jotin L. McDonough, associate matron, and Mrs, William D. Oudon, secretary Chadron Election Results, Cimabroy, Neb, April 7.—[Specnl Telo gram to Tue Bi A very bitter fight on mayor resulted in 1%, M. Morritt, the reform candidate, being elocted by the narrow mar- gin of two votes. Tho othor city oficers clected wero: Benjamin Lacmenthil, treas urer; L. J. F. Clegor, clork, and’ D. Y. Mears, polico judg. contuges ST GLORY ONE DAY, Rhode Island afel Republhiean atest Returns—Politieal VS, Provivexce, K. L, April 7.—-Complete re turns of the stato election give Brown, re publican, 196 majority over Wardvell, demo crat. Melville Bull, republican, 1s elected lieutenant governor by 1,081 majority ; Geor Utter has 237 majority and s re-clected sec retary of state. There was no clection for treasurer, Samuel Clark, republican, lucking 147 of a majority. LRobert W. Burbank, re publican, lacks 607 of a majority for attorney general. ‘The total vote east was b 730, The legislature has a_republican majority of fourteen on a joint ballot, not counting tho lieutenant governor, who votes in the senate. Tha senate stands twenty-threo republicans, ten democrats, threo yet to be chosen. The house thirty'seven ~ republicans, nineteen dewmocrats, sixteen yet to be chosen. O n Favors Harrison, Pontiasn, Ore., April 7.-The republican state convention completed its labovs by vominating F. A. Moore of St. Helens for judee of tho supreme court and L. % Web- ster of Jacksouville for attornoy general. A. L. Boiso of Portland was_elected chiairman of the state central committee. A dispateb from Providence was read that Brown (rep.) was elected governor of Rhodo Islund. The convention aroso in a body and cheered for several minutes. It was voied to send tho following dispateh to Governor clect Brown: “Republicans of Oregon in convention assembled send cordial grecting to Ruode [sland for victory of yesterday— victory for American policies and prinei- ples. Oregon_will declare for the same pol- icy on the 6th of June nex! "The convention then adjourned sine die. Delegates to tho national convention are not instructed, but all have expressed a pref- ercoce for the renomination of I’residont Harrison. Kansas Will Send a_Oleveland Delegation, Toreka; Kan., April 7.—With tho approuch of tho date for holding the democratic stats convention, at which will be nominated dele- gates to tho Chicago convention, it becomes apparent that there will be but an_ insigniti- cant attempt 1o oppese the election of a Cleveland delegation. All of the county con- vantions held up to date have instructed for Cleveland, and tho only one in which an effort will be made_to oppose tho Cleveland senti- mont is the Shawnee county. Here Judgo John Martin and C. K. Holliday, jr., cditor of the Kansas Domocrat, have made n hard fight for Hill, but apparcntly without suc- cess, Elected a Democratic City Ticket, Hexmixaros, W. Va,, April 7.—The first election 1n the state under the uew Au tralian election law resuited in an ove: whelming vietory for the democrats. Last year the republicans clected the mayor, chiof or policc and about half of the council. Toduy the democrats elected their entir ticket, including nino couucilmen, by from 300 1o 400 mujority. Kevenue Only. AvtoN, 11, April 7.—In convention here today the democrats of tho Eighteenth 1i- tinois congressional district renominated W. S. Forman on the first ballot. Resolutions were adopted endorsing Cleveland, condemn- g the McKinley act, endorsing the prosent L‘Ulll}.’l'l.‘\s and demanding a tariff for revenue only. Want a Tarifr Arkansas Kepublicans for Haveison, Larree Rock, Avie, April 7.—The republi can state convention met at noon. Delegates 10 the uational conveation will be chosen and perhaps a stato ticket nominated. Tle presi- dential preterences are for Harvison, o LANDS IN DEMAND, Hundreds of Deputies siequired to Take Churge of the Sisseton Reservation, Pire, 8. D., April 7.—Governor Mellotte of South Dakota hias dirccted tho sheriffs of the counties near tho Sissoton resorvation lands tobo opened next week, to summon 100 men each for o posse and tgke chargo of the Sissoton roservation when the govern wentopens iton tho 15th, Thoy will be backed by the entire stato military and tuero aro already at Brown’s Valioy, Minn., 200 or 300 regular soldiers to keop order in that neigh borhood. The crowds continue o enther avound the boundarics of the reservution in anticipation of the ru Tho reported crooked dealings of the land agents causo indignation. iU is generally understood that the government will issue a wencral order defeating the aims of sharpers, - BURNED T0 1W0 CHILDRE A4 CRISP, Left Alone in t They Upset Sr. Louis, Mo., April 7.—At an early hour this morning tie house of Mat Williams on the Clayton sad Mauchester roads was burned. Two of his children, Margaret, aged 4, and Nettie, agod 5, perished 1 the flames. Williams was absent from homo at the time, and it is supposed the childre upset @' lamp and, suffocated by swoike, were burned to a crisp. MissovLa, Mont., Aprit_7.—The Northern Pacific hospital burned last night, All of the patients were saved. Loss about §0,000, - Latter 1 ints Ixperespesce, Mo, April 7.—Today’ morning session of the lte-orgunized Church of Latter Day Saiuts was given up to re. liglous services conducted by Elders Hill- yard of lllinois and BlakeSly of Michigan. “The former in his sermou denounced the gon eral aisobedience of tho revelation of 1857, which forbids the uso of tobacco by Latter Day Saints, and urged its obedicnce “The afternoou session was devoted to busi ness. ‘The quorum of twelve, the quorumn of the seventy, the high priests and teachers uil made reports of their work duriug the year, which were without exception of a very Hat® tering nature. A committee was appointed to attend the World's fair at Chicago for the purpose of advertising to the world the principles and plaus of the church. Adjournment uniil LOWorrow was then impassable on accouut of wud, the suows ufl taken, — 295, NUMBER e e e AFTER THE RUSTLERS Wyoming Ranges Invaded by a Band of Fully Armed Regulators, LEFT CHEYENNE ON A SPECIAL TRAIN Several Cars Loaded with Men and Munle tions of Modern Warfare, RUSTLERS HAD BEGUN THEIR ROUNDUP Johnson County tho Chosen Ground and Telegraphio Communication Cut Off% EXTERMINATION IS EXPECTED WAR OF Many of the Wealthiest Citizens of the State Murching with Thelr Men on the Hunt for the Big Horn Cattle Thieves, Casran, Wyo., April 7.—[Spocial Tolegram to Tur Bre|—Tuesday night a special Union Pacific train came in hero from the south loaded with armed mon and stock growers) reprosentatives. ‘Tho rustlers had started a round-up with tho intention of rounding up all the cattio north of here and in the DBie forn busi, and it is supposed tho men that starrted from here yesterday are tostarta rogularround up, Upwards of 100 men loft hiere yesterday, and along their line of mereh thoy compelloa men to travel with them, Bert Lamboertand Oscar Liman, sheep men of this placo, were tield as prisoners for six hours, No one can fzuess tho outeome, butt is ganerallythought that blood will flow and there willbe a cloans up of ono side or tho other, The rogulators are led by somo of the wealthicst citizens of the state, and tho men are armod with improved weapons and rido fino horses, Never was there groator excito- meat than provails hero today, ns no one kuows what such a powerful forco will do or whom tuey uro after. Details of tle In tho Cattle urly 1. Curyesse, Wyo., April 7.—[Special Tele- gram to Tne Bre|—This city 15 in o conal- tion of supprossed excitement over a mysterie ous excursion which started a fow days ago for Johnson county. It 1s now being generally talked of. One train teft this city about 5 on Tuesday evening. It cousisted of a chair car, baggage car, ca- boose, three stock cars filled with cattle and Country 30 0'clock horses ana one ftlat y on which some wagons were loaded. In the car wero probably thirty five Pinkerton men, ns nearly as can bo ascertained, each armed with a Wincnester and a pair of sixe shooters. [uch was likewiso provided with a saddlo and blankets for bedding. Tho train was stopped in the cast_ond of tho Union Pacific yards. To that poiut a fresh cngino iwas sent, no ono boing ale lowed in tho meantimo to visit tho cars, not even tho oilers. At various points in the city somo fifteon or twenty promiuent stock- men, 1t is said, were picked up and the party then steamed for Casper, which is on the Northwestern road 11 National county and about twenty miles north of hore, \ Had Guides In Walting, Tho stock yards, which are about ono mile this sido of Casper, were reached in the middle ot the nignt. Several guides who had been in waiting thero met th incoming train. Arrangements scem to have been complete, for in & very short time and before daylight, Wednesday morning, all the teams were hooked up, the horses saddled and the party had disappeared 1u u westerly direction. Tho train steamed back to Orin Junction, and after a short stop there, re- turned to Cheyenne last night. In the meantime some indefinito rumors hzd begun to float about, but theso were, for the time being, set at rest at Casper, and Jater in Douglas by tho information that railroad survoying party had invaded the country for work, the main object being the capture of certain mountain passes aloug the proposed transconti- nental lino. This afternoon the infor- mation was circulated in the northern 10wns Lo tho effect that an armed forco had cntered Johnson county with the expressed intention of cleaning out tho rustlers and that this is but ono of thres expeditions which are operating in the state and such points as soems most necessary. 'The ex- citement in tbat section Is intense, but as to whether or nov any intention of he move- ment has reached Johusou county nobody can yet discover, Telegraph Lines Cut, Telegraphic communication to Buffalo, the county sent of Jolinson county, is sceurcd by way of Douglas. ‘The lino north of the lat- ter point is down or has been cut for the past twenty-four hours, corseauently nothing can bo heard excopt rumors, which when traced down, appear to have vo substantial foundation. It is under stood lero that spotters have been ut work in Johnson county for somo time past. Tho object has been to” definitely locate sl rustlers, The invading party was to rens dezvous last night av o rauch on Powder river, sowe sixly or seventy miles from Case per. T'here the reports of the spottors were to bo received and the plan of the campaign vrepared. ITn o general way the intention appears to be to swoop down on the various rustlers’ ranch, Il them off singly or in pairs as they may be found, and by a series of rapid marches put them out of tho way beforo the people have au inkling of what is going on, or the rust- lers and their frienas have a chance to ges together and muko & dofense. hosalioc i g HEIR 10 A MILLION, Luck That Has Fallen to a Poor Chicago nter, Cuicaco, 11, April 7. ir orge Northe edge, the baronet who fell heir to over $1,000, 000 left by his grandfather, aud who is now in Chicago, is wanted at the Chicago post- office. Before the windfall Sir George was & poor carpenter residing on Stato street in tuis civy, Tiring of manual labor, Northedge wont to the postofiice and took a civil service examwination us A letter carrier. This wus two months ago. Today the postoffice officials looked over the list of those who had passed the exauiination and the very first namo at the top was none other than thatof North- cdgo. He passed a bigh average and stood near the top. In addition, ke is an old solaier and entitled to preference when carriers are selected orihedge was unofiicially notified today that he had passed a successful exam- ination and tuat he was ontitled to be put on the eligible list. ‘The baronet, however, laughingly declined, Cuicaao, 111, April 7. Moyers, who was arrested yesterday on complaint of Gus Buros, charged with murdering his wife (Lurn's sister) in Davenport, Ia., two years sgo, was released today, tlie charge Wgalost bim proving utterly uunfounded, Myors is a law abidiug citizen and bas been dcing business on the Wost side for fifteen or twonty years. It is thought Burns is trys ing to get a little choap notoriety, e Steamor Arrival At Now York—Wisconsin from Liverpool. Northlaud from Antwerp, Spasrodam }m‘ ltotterdam, Cearenns frowm Farls, ———