Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 13, 1892, Page 1

; s o THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. 2 . e - — - A — it st = TWENTY=FIRST YEAR. OMAIA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, APRIL 13, 1892, 3 = - = — — 3 N | opening to settlement on April 19, 1802, at N N Q Church of Latter Day Saints, again adminis. N 1 ~ ond agons, thirteen s, 8,000 | Arapahoe Indian reservation in Oklah temple by the pouring of oil and the laying 4 Fa 98 AVAAL) | yanacufts and two men bosidd 8 \Hred [ rlio examination of Mr, & on of hands. ‘The number who desired treat- fac I - G Teeasury depuru the subcommittea ment was fully st Iarges yosterday, and tho -.u.mn:l.;n; || uis doos not itk ‘:‘x‘ ‘\ |‘u‘ i 3 he Kenate in of the hiouse anpropriation committee showed | Republican ughout the Cot . | basement of the temple, where the ceremony cago Hedald reporter, who ad: its that he His Remarks 1]’;:“}“ "‘:(v,‘,” that of tho new mohay appropriated for the | Republicans Throughout the Country Fre- | (8 perforinod, was crawded. | Nick Roy Shot and His Body Destroyed | was caught in bad company, He is now in SENATORS ENGAGE IN A TILT ILLINOIS tion Calling for Informa- Iprocity with G To—In the House Atte 1te thon #s to t Hayti Ag Ca Morgan's pts to Explain, Wasnixaros, D, C., April 12, tion offered by Stewart yosterda to the purchase of silver and the standard siiver dollars was taken up. After an amendment by Sherman, insert- fng tho words, “and a detailod statement of the amount purchased ecach day,” Stowart addrossed the senate on the subject. Previous to this the resolution offered by Morgan, calling for information as to recip rocity with Germany and Hayti, was agreed to. Stewart said if a gold standard was to be maintained tho silver act of 1500 must be re- peaicd eud the sccretary of tho treasury have to be nuthorized to seil bonds to ac- cumulate gold encugh to redeem the silver coin and paper money outstanding., No public man would dare to muke such & mon- strous provosition if, however, silver was to be maintained as_money the silver i tho silver dollar would ~ havo to bo made cqually as valuable as tho geld in tho gold dollar. That could ouly be done through siver comage on the same terms and conditions us the coinago of gold. Ho charged that the administration was unfayoraoly disposed toward siiver and Thoe resolu- in relation that the sellers of silver to the government wera given an_opportunity to deoress the prices. The resolution went over until to- it morrow, when Mr. Mo Eleetion of Unite ‘Tho joint resolution of Mr. Palwer, propos- fug o constitutional amendment for the elec tion of United States senators by tho people, was taken up and Mr. C ndle aadressed the senate in opposition to it, He said that there was no demand for the chauge, Ho did not propose to gratify the farmers aili ance vy voting for a constitutional amend ment for which he thought thero was uo occasion. Mr. Chandler spoke of the evil of the caucus government and of cnucus nomi- nations, and ureued that the present sysiem of elocting senators was much less liablo to fraud end abuse, and then turned his atten- t1on 1o Mr. Palnier and his political record, finding special fault with an allusion in Mr. Palmer’s speech somo time ago to the last eloction of Gencral Logun to the senate by a trick. He thought that the senator might have ullowed that distinguished man to rest quietly in his gravo without altempiing to putupon his namo any taint whatever. 5 to Criticisms of His Record, ran will speak oo I States Senntors, Palmer Repl M. Palmer disclaimed any idew of reflec ing on Cieneral Logan_in that mavuer, and gave a short history of the way in which General Logan had been elccted on that oc- casion—a vacancy in a democratic legislative district having been filled through the secret candidacy (unknown to the demoeratic vot- ers) of a republican named Weaver, who had koo through the districtns un insurunce agent, and had been olected before tho demo. crats knew that there was any opposition in the district. Ho bad characterized this as o trick, but he had not intimated that General Logan hud had any knowledgo of it. Mr. Palmer also replied ut considerable length to the remarks which Mr. Chandier had made, personal to himsclf, velating to his political history. He briefly reiated that history, and said that ho had leftthe repub- lican party when that party left its own prineiples and beeamea tariff and protec- tionist party. While the republi was veing devoted to the uses for which it was made, no grander or no nobler party had existed. It was only after 1t fell the hauds of men who controlied it for the ad- vancement of their own private interosts thot it hue becomo the foe to the country which it now was. Mr. Cullom Liad also something to say about the political incident which resulted in Gen eral Logun's last election to tho senate. He did not know whether General Logan ew auything about it, but be knew that it had Leen known that thero bad been corrupt- ness. He also criticised Mr. Palmer’s polit cal record. After tho Iilinois branch of the division bad coutinued for an_hour, Mr. Hawley ex- pressed the oninion that wiat took pluco in 1llinois twenty-tive or thirty years ago was of little importance now. **Let us,” said Mr. Hawley, **go to the calendar.” The “joint rosolution for a constitution: amendment was referred to the committee on priviloges and elections, and the senate, hav- ing passed o number of bills on the calendar, adjourned. IN THE HOUSE, Cooper Explains His Conuection with Pen- slon Frands—Other Business. WasHINGTos, D, C., April 12.—~The scnato mendments to the Indian appropriation bill was non-concurred in, On motion of Hayes of Towa tho bill passed, authorizing the Hlinois and Towa Railway and Terminal company to construct a bridgo across the Mississippi river at Molino. Allen of Mississinpi asked tho unanimous consent of the houso to tho present con- sideration of the joint resolution appropriat- in;z £50,000 for the purchuse and distribution of subsistence stores to sufferers from the overllow of the Tombigbee river and tribu- taries. Kilzoro of Toxus objected and the resolu tiou was referred, Cooper Tries to Expla Cooper of Indiana made s personal explana- tion relative to tho testimony taken by the Ruum investigating committee, and procecd ing, eriticised the pension oftice, wheu bo was intérrupted by Lind of Minnesota with 1 point of order that it was against tha rules of the house to discuss an issue which was being investiated. Cuoper was allowed to proceed, but was shortly after, in criticising Commissioner Raum, called to order by Hopkins of 1lliuois. He mudo ailusion to “spies aud creatures’ ot Raum, sud was again called to oracr by Bur- rows of Michy d later on by Jonnson of Indiena. Ho brocceded with continued interruptions, and tho spealor fina i the gentleman’s remaris moro to assailing lRaum than answerin, charges made agaiost bimself. Mr. Cooper was finally permitted to conclude without further interruption. Mossrs, I’eel, Allen and Wilson of Wash- foglon were appointed conferees on the dinn appropriation bill, The house then went into committee of the whole, Mr. O'Farrell of Virginia in the chair, 'on the leticioncy bil Takin o of tho scope given to gencral deb Blund brought up the sliver guestion by sending to the elork's desk and buving read the letter of Senator Pal wer 1o & Chicago paper, in which he de clared that the Bland bill' is nota free coin- ago measure, He (Mr. Bland) did not fear the accusation of beiug actuated by a silyer riog, Toero were other rings in this con try: and when gentlemen declined to list to'the voice of the people and listened 1o th: tickers of Wall strcet, they belonged to the d ring. Tho suver il was not in the in- ost of @ silver ring, but in the iuterest of cat masses of (4o people, The committee then rose and passed. It appropriates §1,012,636. ‘The house agaiu went intocommittee of the whole, Mr. Shively i the chair, on tho naval sppropriation bill. Without action the com mittes rose and tho houso adjourned. the bill News -\uh'u. WasiixaTon, D, C., April 12.-Senor Bolet Peraza, the Venezuelan winister at Wash ington, has received the following cabie from tho Venezuela minister of foreign affairs, datoa Caracas, April 12: “Peace is assured. Geveral tranguility prevails throughout the country.” Tho presidont todsy lssuod 8 prociamation Washiugte government building ‘at the Worid's fair disbursing clerk of the treasury tiad received £1,100 in_ con fons. Tho subcommitten will inquire into this matter, to sco whet there bo any authority of law for the pa ment of commissions to a government dis bursing agent. Chief Clerk Stook of the Treasury department testified with roferenco to the treasury statemer showing that a large part of the £40,000 appropriated for this purpose had been expended insending abroad about a dozen persons, who cach received advances to cover expeusss, he COOPER ON THE STAND, plains His Connection « D. C, Aprl 12.—Cooper today made a statoment bafore the pension office investigation committee in denial and in explanation of tho charges made against tim by Commissionor Raum. Ho said ho would neithier excuso nor justify Hersey's conduct, and bio bud not tho slightest respon- sivility therefor. He said out of town attor- neys could not learn the status of their cases except by calling to their aid members of congress or corresponding with the bureau; that the pension office ignored the letters and complaints of attorncys, aud he submitted letters complaining that the wholo sys- tem was worked for tho benefit of Washington city. Ho said that Raum’s pol- icy in patting all tho business in the hands of Washington attorneys, among whom was s son and the endorsers of his notes, was amoro harmful debauchery of the nublic vice thuu ono who abused the confidence of a congressman by supplving for pay in- formation about cases, sull he had no excuse to make for such persons, and that Hersey's conduct was without his (Cooper’s) knowl- edge or consent. On Sept t Hersey was abusing witness’ confidence, and yet Ruum, nstead of telling bim, had dono everything in_his power to have Hersoy bribed 1n the hope that he might entrap wit- ness; that hy soread a netover two or threo st nd called spies and informers 1nto requ It was false that ho told Morgau Hersey would work for him for pay, and witness denied be everasked or accepted acent for servico growing out of his counec- tiou with public affairs, Cooper then referred to tho chargo that ho tad authorized Maring & Slushers to print bis signature on thousands of imitation slip: and suaid Maring camo to Lim and said ho aesived to use witness' namo in_ calling up casos of “tho boys.” Witness knew noth- ing of the pension laws at that tine, and on Maring’s representation that it was a usual thing and tho exhibition of ncard sigued by Senator Turpie gave his consont, but with tho understaading that the privilege was to be used only for soldiers in witness’ district. 1 afterwards that Maring was call- up cases from all over the couutry he wrote Tanner, expressly limiting the privi- lege to seldiers of his district. Raum either destroyed or suppressed the. whole of this correspondence. 11 it vas produced, Raum's criticism would bo auswered in advance, In vecard to the afidavit of David L. Gitt, which Raum submitted, to the effect that Commissioner Black had thrown 5,000 of witness’ slips into the wasto basket, Cooper sand he did not becomo a congressman until Black went out of oftice. Cooper said Ruum was guilty of a delibor- ate falsehood in calling attention to Hersey's use of witness’ namo on call slips, and_say e he made no discovery of the use of any ther member's name, when the very puper: o with Pension Wasnixaroy, he filed showed fivo other memvers’ names used. Cooper said while it was statea that 40,000 slips were priuted 1n his name, tho priiter testified that only 5,000 were printed. Witness submitted letters betwecn himself and Con.issioner Tenner, showing that he had sent a sample slip to Tanoer, asking hun if 1t was proper for him to give nttorney permission to use themw. Tho next letter was ono from ‘Cooper, direeting Maring & Slusher to discontinue the use of the slips. When Mr. Cooper finished giving his testi- mouny the committeo adjourned. Talked for the Appre ion. Wasmixaroy, D C., April 12.—The World's air committee met this morning and heard arguments insupport of the bill appropriat- ing 7,500,000 to aid_tho World’s faw. John Boyd Thatcher of New York and Vico Prosi- aenit Odell of the Chicago dircetory spoke in favor of the bill. e 1DE IS MURDER. THEIR 4 Arrest of Anarchists In Brooklyn Ch with Numecous Incendiarisms, New Yonk, April 12.—The existence of a gang of incendiaries and anarchists who have been starting fires in tenement houses in Brooklyn since Jauuary 1st was demou- strated today, men are under arrest and one of the accomplices of tho gang has made u full confession, The pian was to arrange with dwellers in tenement houses who were over insured to burn property for a percentago of the insurance money The incendiary fire which led to the arrest of the two men now in jail was started at the roows of Gottlich Steinbrenner on March The tlames wero checked before they had done much damage. After the firo had been put oot Fire Marshal Lewis found in the rooms three bladders filled with strange combustibles, Most of the furniture had been talken away. —\What was loft was not worth more than £10, Steinbrenncr was in- sured for $100 in the Guardian company. Steinbrenner was arvested and cotfessed that the residence was set on firo by a vola. e combustible beld in o kind of bladder with a fuso attached. He uamea Heroan Alprecht as the prime mover in the con- spiracy, s tho person who supplied tho material for causing tho fire and who was to recsive ) when Stembrenner collected his msurance. Albrecht was also arvested. Ho denies having fited the ten ment himsolf. He says that a Portu guese unarchist went” with him to tho place and ufter Le (Albreeht) kad unlocked the door the Portuguese went in and lighted ono of the fuses, Johin Scheibel and Bertha Schoibel and their four littla children occu- pied the rooms dirvectly back of Steinbren ner's, Had tho explosion occurred as de- signed all would have probably been killed. Thero wero about twenty tenants in the building, which was u three-story brick structure, when the BSteinbrenner tenoment was fired Albrecnt1s an anarchist well known to the police of Brooklyn. He has & defiant man- ner, Hotold Detective Campbell ho met the Portuguese in this city and plazned to burn, Kill and piilage in sccorannce with an- archist ideas. e pretends not to kuow the Portuguese’'s name. Tho police ara looking for him, and if be has nov aiready escapoa they expect to got bim in & few days, Albreent is & leader in the Will:amsburg anarchist colony, to whom the murder of Mrs, Beschinsky and her son lust December wero traced, Albrecht's PPortugueso accom- plice, the police sky, is su exporienced an archist, wo — ¥ thguake Shoeks in New Y Aiuasy, N. Y., April shiocks were fult in this aud adjoining coun- tles shortly tofore noon, In some places the shocks wore so savere as to rattle erockery, throw down plaster and sond people fn vanio into the atreets, Utica, N. ¥ earthquaie s . Two earthquake w0 quite severe feltin this eity about noon, buth accompanied by a rumbling noise. Reports from adjacent’ towus give similar rejorts Foxna, N. Y April 12.—-The iuhabitants of the Mohawk vailey wore startled at about noon today by shoeks of carthquake. Tte vibraiion lasted but a second or two. It was fult about the valley and Mercer county. In soine instances the dishes rattled on pantry shelves. Broap Awmx, N. Y., Aprii 12.—There wers two distinet eartiguakes felt in this locality at 11:30 a m. today. The people were much slarmed and raa from their houses. The sbock came from the northe west, They were wuch more severe at poiuts south of here, paring for the National Campaign, FROM POLITICAL NEWS MANY PLACES nnecticnt Democrats Cannot Agree U & Presidentinl Candidat Favorite in Missouri—Hol ated Cleveland a in n J. 8. Republican Hor Sprixas, Ark., April 12, Clark son, president of the National te, suid that the leaguo convention would probably be held at Buffalo the lust week in June, bringing it in session at tho same tithe as the democratic convention. i{e saia it would have beenn March or April except that the last national conveution per- cmptorily directod it should not be called carlier than two _weeks aftor the republican national convention. Thereforo the league will meet in Buffalo in the Empiro state, the battle ground of 112, the last of June to hold a ratification mceting sud to arranwo the program for the campaign. Mr. rkson added: *“Tho number of league clubs has icroased nearly 4,000 in the lust year and nearly 400,000 in membership. There are mnow about 14,000 clubs with a membership of 1,000,000, a_compact, organ- ized and active force, ready for tho cam- puign, made up largely of the young blood of the party. Tho attendance at Buffalo will bo tho largest in the history of the league. Many marening clubs will attend in uniform, cliding clubs from collegos and high schools, soveral hundred of which have been organized in the last six montvs, embracing among otbers a club of 1,200 in Harvard col- logn and one of 600 in the University of Michigan, We_ expect to have Blaine, Fred Douglass, MceKinl Reia, Fassott, Bur- rows, Dolliver, Tourston and others as speuk- at Buifalo, as well as many of tho young ators of the leazuo, aud we 1ntend to have 000 or 18,000 clubs and 2,000,000 memvers summer. Texas “White NEw ORLEANS, La., April 12, Democrat’s Dallas, Tex., special says: The first republican convention without a ‘‘nig- ger” i it that ever assembled in the south met in this city this afternoon, There were w0 delegates, sober and above the ordinary in such gatheriugs in personal apoearance. In calling the convention to order Judge A. B. Orton particularly called them Jefferson republicans, in favor of the freedom of all races, with tho white man in the lead or on top. Colonel Whitehead, ablue-stocking demo- crat, on bebalf of the mayor cloguently wel- comed the delezates to Dullas, itimating that if they proposed associating with Af ricans they were entitled to the respect of white peoplo. J. I Newcomb bappily respouded. o usual committees upon organization, platform and address were appointed, when Judge Cline of Houston took the vlatform in rosponsc to the loud calls. He stated the objects to bo plished by the white re- publican orgamzation of Tex A state leaguo will bo organized and then the con- vantion will resolve into a mass meeting and pernaps uominate a sta’e ticket, and also send a contesting delegation to Miuneupolis. th publicans: Organize. The Times- Thinks Ther St. Pavi, Mion. s u Big Combine, April 12.—-Hon E. J. Moore, tho alliance member of the legisla- tive committee that has been for the past yonr investigating the alloged wheat com- bine, who refused to sign the report that was prepared lust week by the committee, not agreeing with the findings therein, tomght made public nis minority report. Mr. Moore holds that tiere is oviaence of a combine in the wheat business of the state, but is unable to locate it or give tho names of persons connected therewith, Ho also thinks there is a big wh steal 1 Duluth. He wants the investigation continued until the persons interested in the combine can be discovered. essful t of a Voting M ine. srowr, N. Y., April 12.—The town of Lockport used Meyers' voting machine in voting at its annual election today. The vot- ing was done rapidly, the time accupied by each voter ranging from eight to twelve sec- onds, whilo the general average throughout the day was probably twenty seconds. “'ne polls closed at 630 p. m. and fivo min- utes later tho result was _transeribed to the return tally sheets. Amoug the demon strated advantages of tue new system uro its economy and the practical impossibil of falsifyiug the returns. Sy Slightly Mix New Haves, Conn, April 12.—All but twelve members of the domocratic state cen tral committe were present when tho meet- ing was called to order today. A canvass of tho commitieo showed tho following prosi- dential proferences: Clevelana 5, Hill b, no choice 5, uoncommital 3. Eleven are opposed to freo coinage of silver &nd the majority favor the appointment of an unpledged dole- ation to the national convention, 'I'he day for holding the state convention was fixed for May 10. Hogg Wants to Be Ke-Elected, Niw Onieans, La., April The Pic- ayune’s Austin, Tex., special says: The oxtra session of tho Texas logislature adjournca this evening without making o congrossional apportionment, and two con- gressmon will have to be electad this year from the state at larce. Tno legislature disposed of about half the business for which they wero culled to act upon. Governor Hogg will now take the stump and make a very vigorous eampaign for re-clection, Elected Cleveland Delegntes, Kaxsas Ciry, Mo, April 12.—Three more Kansas counties instructed for Clevelana today. They are Garfield, Harper and Dick- inson. Tobo sure that their instructions would not bo violated, each of the conven tions elected as delogates to tho state conven- tior, which will send delegates to tho Chi- cago convention, men who are known to have always been loyal to Mr, Cleveland aud bis political principle: Missourt Prohibitionists. IKaxsas Ciry, Mo, April 12,—The Times’ Clilicothe, Mo., special says: The state pro- hibition convention met here today and placed in nomination candidates for the stute ofticers, Rev. Johu A, Brooks, candidate for vice presivont on the prohibition ticket of 1558, delivered an address this evening. T'he attendance at the convention was not large. Democrats Carry Alban N. Y, Arsaxy, N. Y., April 12.—Mayor James J. Manning and tho eatire democratio ticket were re-ciected today by 15,000 majority. Tho democrats carry seventeen out of oighe teen wards and have probably eighteen out of tirty-one supervisors, Mr. Manning is tho son_ of ex-Secretary of the Treasury Daniel Manuing. California Munieipal tions, Sax Praxcisco, Cal,, April 12,—Muvicipal clections were beld in most of the lurge towns cf tho state yesterday. Party linos were not drawn, I'he Australian ballot sys tem was tried for the first time with success Conger Declares for Harrison, Cuicago, 1L, April 12.—Colonel A, L. Con- ger, republican National committeewan from Obio, who bas been a stalwart Blaine man today anuounced himself in an interview as for Harrison, Kenominated the Great Ob LAWRENCEBURG, Tnd., April 12.—Congress- man W. S, Holman was renominated by acclamation by the democrats of the fourth congressional district. ———— Latter Day Suluts, INDEPENDENCE, Mo, April 12.—Tho Mor won elders, in atteudance upon the iuter- vational coufereace of the L‘eorgnuuvdl ctor. At the business session ot the conference a resolution was adopted providing for a his- tory of the chufeh 1o bo placed on sale at tho World's fair, Very little business was trans acted, Tho conferencs will adjourn some timo this week, IN NEED OF SPEEDY 41D, Terrible Havoe Wrought by High Waters in the South~Many Lives Lost, NEW ORtEANS, Lo, April 12.—Tho Times- Democrat's Columbus, Miss,, special says: The death and desoiation caused by the flood has so demoralized the entire population that the days are as quiot and business as idlo as any Sabbath. While business is resumed in the northeastern part of tho county, still the cit7 is waterbound from overy other dircc- tion. Later reports rather cnlarge than diminish the damage. A belt of country ranging from five to fiftoen miles wido, run- ning north and south through the county, is one strotch of debrls, made up of ruins of houses and fences and the carcasses of ani- mals, and it is aoubtful whether there is loft standing in tnat belt a dozen houses, The pitiful scenes of the past few day have opened the hearts of ail, and public and private charity provents tho suftering of those who were rescued. But the most help- less time will come whien the water subsides and there will ba left in this place about 1,200 negroes who have no money, credit or tomes, If there was ever an oceasion when people had a right to call on the government for heip that timo is now, for these poor freedmen need it, and it would be but com- mon humanity for congress to help them. The impoverished conaition of the white people prevents them from inaintaining the colored people long and it is too late in tho s0as0n to give thom work. Even at the present stage of the water any estimate of the loss of life1s all guesswork. As yet no deaths aro reported among the whites, as the low Iying lands which aro in- undated are inhabited almost exclusively by the negroes, and such whites as lived thero were alwas kept well protected by keoping good boats, Thoe otd mound builders built wiser than they knew, as these old Indian relics saved the lives of hundreds of negroes, besides countless numbers of stock. A mass meeting of citizens was held at the city hall this afternoon. The mayor was authorized to ask the federal government for the loan of 1,000 tents to give shelter to the homeless sufferers. Tho students of the State Industrial 1stitute at this place, truo to their woman's nature, gladly joined the citizens in making such contributions as they could. By common consent they agreed 10 go without their dioner last Sunday that it might be given to sufferers, NasnviLLe, Tenn., April12.—The appalling character of the floods in northern Missis- <ipp1 are just beginuing o be realized. Hun- dreds of lives have been lost. Last might one man rowed several miles on a raft in tho durk with twenty-cix bodies he had picked up. The flood came so suddenly that nono were prepared. Allsorts of crafts are being improvised 10 go to the rescuo of tho sur- vivors, who are perched on the highest ground without food or shelter. The loss of Droperty is over §1,000,000. Niw ORLEANS, La., April 12— The reported loss of hife aud proverty by floods on the Tombigbeo river is confirmed. Citizens of Lowndes county, Mississippl, have peti- tioned Congressman Allen to ask for govern- ment aid, as their owa means are inadequate. ‘T'he loss of life is variously estimated at from fifty to 200. The loss of live stock is beyond computation but mustbe enormous. THE MEXICAN BATILE FLAGS, The Proposal to Atetarn Them Unpopular with vy Ojcers. New Yong, April 12.—The Herald’s Wash- ington correspondent says: ‘I'he proposition toreturn to Mexico the twenty-ons battle flags captured by our troops i the war of 1846, now preserved at West Point, is un- popular with the urmy ofticers, and its pa: sage by tho house will be vigorously opposed by many old veterans in the rogular army r sidingz in this city. Speaking of the ma a brigadier general on duty at tho War de- partment said he conld not understand what themilitary men 1n the senate moant when they allowad such n maasura to pass without a word. He could not understanda how any soldier can wish 1o have restoret flags taken from him i battle. Thoy can be of no value unless recovered in_the way they wero lost, and 1n tio opinion of army ~ofiicers it is si ply calling the attgntion of Mexico to its hours of humiliution even 10 suggest the re- turn of the war trophios at this or any other time. Speaking further, this oflicor said we might just as well talk of restoring to Mexico the territory wo took from her by the treaty of Guadaloupe, and after the old war men in the senate had voted in the senate for the battle flag proposition, ho wouldn’t be sur- prised at even such @ movement. — e HIS WIFE GOT HIM INTO TROUBLE. Cxpulsion of a Ragstan Merchant by the Moscow Police, New Yonk, April 12, —As Immigration Commissioner Webbar stood in the registry bureau at Ellis Island yesterday ne reco, nized & mao and & woman, a RRussian coup'e, whom ho had seon in Russia. They were Mr. and Mrs. Rafel M. Tross, steerago pass- engers on the Cunard line, and had with them their four children. In Moscow they lived near tho etaps prison in the suburbs, Rafel assisted bis brother, a mo=chant who bad the privilege of doiug business for five years in the city and for fifteon years more in the suburbs, ~ Rafel, as his brother's as- sistant, enjoyed @ like privilege. Mrs. Tross was aceustamed to pass in food and daintios 10 tho prisoners in ths Etope prison surrep- titiously, Colonel Webber, on his visit, warned her that she would get horself and family into trouble, and so it proved. Rafe! was notified by the chief of police to leave the city inside of six months. He showed bis offivial papers granting him permission to remain, and_oven sent another messagoe to the Grand Duke Alexis, but in vain. Ho sold nis property for 10 per cout of what 1t was worth, left and came to Aerica, e DISTURBED AT A HORRIBLE F A4S nearth the Romal Murdered Babe. Uxrtoxtowy, Pa., Aprii12.—Tho little town of Port Marion, on the northern border of the county is wildly excited over what is believed to have beén » murderer, Yests day Mrs, T. J. Keiser discovered a dog arag- ging the lower part of the body of asmall child, She drove the dog away from his human feast und motified the neighbors of her discovéry. A search re- vealed the graye Of tne child, which was directly 1o & footpath near the towo, It is thought Lo have been the work of & woman, as the grave was out @ little more than six inches deep. After another search, auother dog was found with &n arm in his mouth, The head, trunk and other arm could not be found and it is suppased the dogs devourcd them. A newspaper \:as the ouly shroud tho body had. No elew bhas veen found. Coroner Holbrook is holding an inquest today. - URNED A SWITCH, Hungry Dogs of CARELESSLY T As a Consequence an Electric Met His Death, Bostox, Mass, March 12.—James Hayes, & trimmer for the Doston Electric Light com pany, was found benging lifeless from the crossbar of oue of the poles i Dover street, Tone leather straps that bound him to the crossbar preveuted bLim from falling. No one seemed 1o kKnow whence came the cureent that caused his death. The switch was found turued off, as ho bad thrown it bofore beginuing bis work At that hour there should have been no cur- rent ou any of the wires, e company's ofticers ure of the opinion that the trouble wus caused by some oue at the central station throwiog & current over the wires carelessly, and without giviug proper Warning, Light Man by Fire, DETERMINED FIGHTING IN WYOMING Nate Ohampion's Residence Surrounded and Riddled with Bullets, TERRIBLE FATE OF ITS DEFENDERS Invading Army Meeting with a Very Warm Receptions WORK OF DESTRUCTION AT T A RANCH Fifty Cattlemen at the T Shot to route Cornered A Ranch Death to by Rustlers und Four En- rroops the Scene, Cuevesse, Wyo.,, April 12, [Special Tele- gram to Tur Ber, |—Tue Bee special corre- spondent has safely reachod Buffalo, the county seat of Johnson county, by way of Gillotte and the stage line tnence to the sceno of the war. o telegraphs from that place tonight this interesting stovy: Burraro, Wyo., April 12,—\When the men who pulléd out of Cheyenne last ‘Tucsday evening on & speciul train with everything aboard from dynamits to 4 newspaper re- porter and marched forth as though toa grand picnic they evidentiy did not count the cost now they are in & position whero they will have ample time for reflection. The party which left Cheyenne ono week ago got 10 Nate Champi anch at 4 o’clock Satur- day morsing, surrounaed tho house and an almost continuous fire was kept up until alter noon. Champlon, Roy and perhaps another man were in the houso, As the fight progressod Champion, from time to time, wrote his, memorandum book an account of it, which, after he was dead, was taken with the regu- lators and read aloud. Everything else fail 15g the regulators took u load of hay and backed 1t against the house, thus shelteriung themselves from Champion’s oullets and then set fire to the bay, burnicg the Louso and Roy, who had been shot. Champion Shot While Running. Champion had to run, and as he dia so he received ten or twelve oullets. About this time Jack Flage and step-son, who had in- tended spending the mght with Chawpion, ran invitingly 1to tho regulators’ arms. Ho recognized Charles Ford, who shot at him at close quarters. Flagg was horseback and his son was driving a wagon. Flagz's son soon cut a borse from the team und with s father escaped to Buffalo. Sunduy morning the regulators took break- fast at the T A rauch, fourteen miles south of Buffalo, and then started for town. They were met by rustlers and citizons and retreated back to the T A ranch, At this time there were not over twenty five of the rustlers and citizens, By Mon- aay morning the force was much larger and closed iu about the ranche. As they did so one of the regulators escaped, they say. The surrounding forces continued to increase and is still increasing. The first shots exchanged between the two parties were fired Monday moruing by the regulaters, Iarrived in Buffalo Monday evening by the B. & M. stage. Buffalo was compara- tively quiet. I went whero I pleased un- armed. Others did the same and I noticed at least one womun on the street alone. Men were coming and gomg from the scene of action, About 10 o'clock twenty or more ranchers arrived from Rock Creel. At 11, fifteen men, including myself, started for the camps, going all the way through a bad blizzard. 1stayed in tho camp until S this morning. The regulators have a well-ngh impregnable position. They have o log house buiit of hewed logs 10x12 inches thic West of that 100 sards is a barn, hay and corral, They Built a Small Fort, One hundred yurds west of tho barn, where their horses are, there 15 a smatl fort buiit of hewed logs and ecarthworks which they havo built since being corralled. 1t 13 probably to be used as a last resort in casc the rustlers succeed in burning their houso and stable. They have some riflo pits and probably some underground passages, There are about forty-five of them now. When I left, Arapahoe, Brown, who runs a grist mill uere and is & leader of the citizens and rust lers, said he had 175 men, We met tiwenty or twenty-five on our way in and they aro stili coming and includo able bodicd men, mere boys and grey-haired fighters. Of the 175 mon on th2 ground, 1 skould say, judgine from their appearance and what 1 hear, thac 125 were ranchmen, twenty-five more me- chanics and workingmen who own cach a picce of progerty, and tho othor twenty-five rustlers, gamblers and men from about town Brown has charge, wiille Shoriff Angus is recruiting ofticer. Oneof the mon, . U, Suyder, is the first sottlor of Fort MeiSin ney, whom I know as a perfect gentloman aud a good friend of the wood choppers and workers mbout here a4t that time, One is tugh Delizall, with whom I worked in° Charley Clay's outfit in 1579, Hugh was an honest, energetic young wau,square as a die. 1 believe ho is tho same today. Frank Grouard, the scout, was with the citizens and rustlers yesterday, but I am toid was declined today at Fort Mc- minuey. Isad toa man I know: *Hello! Are you a rustlor?” #No,” was the indignant answer, “‘but I am fighting for my home and property,’” Slowly Approaching the Regulutors, Speaking of the rustlers, he said: *The cattlemen taught those Loys to steal.” T'he citizens and rustlers ave camped at the Convention ranch, one and a balf miles from the regulators, but near enough to keep them surrounded, and during all the terrible night the flashes of their guus could be seen from the cooices and hills surrounding the regu- lators, That party worked like beavers all night improving their position. At daylight a volley was fired and oue bullet threw dirt in a citizen’s face, They are saviug their ammuuition. The citizeus are digging their ditches nearer and nearer the evidently doomed cattlem “If we are whipped,” said Brown, ‘“‘there will benothing but cattiemen left, for we will all be dead.” “If the regulators wish to surrender to the wilitia,” I asked ‘will you let them do sof" “*Yes,” sald be, **if the wilitia will agree 10 turn thew over to the civil authorities.” There are some young men in the party, however, who say the *‘white caps” suall all be killed. The regulators ana ciu- sens captured three Arp & Hawe to these, ono Harris, Tox., is in 1 will dio tomorrow, the aoc \ims to have been shiot acel Iore MeKinney. ln addition man, Augustus Green of tho hospital tors say, He ¢ dentally. 110 says twenty-fivo of thom were hired in Toxas. Confirmed from Gillatt wrre, Wyo., April 12 (NI Gt gram to Buffalo bri s0n county’s Fustiors war Burrato, Wyo., April il.-~T'wo parties of armed cattlemon aro now in the viewnity of Buffalo, estimated at about 500. Al aro well armed and about the samo number; of rustle Seventy five armed rustlers stopped tho Burlington stage conch yesterday and ook from it one man, supposed to be ono of I'red Hesse's men, The party of armed men who left Cheyenne Tuesaay surrounded Nate (‘hampion's house and kept up a continual five for sevoral houts on the nouse, killing Nute Champion and Nick Roy. Champion's house caught fire and burned 10 tho ground, burning the body of Roy. Couriers are notitying all tho cattlomen throughout this region of the country and almost every cattloman is going to tho scene 10 fight with one side or other. Later reports say that fifty cattlemon are Tole: Bee. |—Today's stago from the following news from John- Special surrounded at tho T, A. ranch bv rustlers and four aro reported killed. Illiott and Canton are with tho cattlemen. Soldiors from Fort McKinney are enroute today. LIKE RATS IN A TRA After Killing Two Hemmed in in a Raj Men the Cattlemen Are Building. Dexver, Colo., April 12.—A Buffalo, Wyo., special to the Times says: The first fall particulars of tho fight at tho ' A rauch have just boen received. The fivst informa tion in Buffalo of the intended invasion by tho cattlemen was a report received by mail from Douclas to Sheriff Angus of Johuston county saying that a spocinl train of armed and mounted men had passed through Doug- las towards Caspor. “I'his information was soon tha rustlers aud small cattlemen, but they had littls time to prepare to defend them- solvos, for tho cattlemen arrived soon aftel the letter and commenced operations at ¢ by attacking what is known as tho K ranch, in w) current among 6 b men suspected of belug rust- lers were living, ranch- arly on the morning of tho 10th o man named Smithy living on the north fork of tho Powder river heard firing at that ranch. Horodo rapiuly in that direction und discovered that the cattlemen had the louse surrounded and that a desperato fight was going on between them and the inmates. Dead in the Ruins of Their Ranch, He at onco rode to Crazy Woman and started a half dozen men to the rescue, after which ho got a fresh horse and came to Buf- falo. Here he informed Sheriff Augus of the fight and the latter immediately gathered a posse and started for the K Cranch, where tho battle had been fonght, arriving thero about daylight on the 11th. The cattiemen bad, Lowever, doue their work and left, for when the rescuing party reached tho K C ranch they found the house burned aud tho dead bodies of inmates, who were discovered 1o be Nate Champion and Dick Roy, half buerned in the ruins. Ou Sunday eve, while the fight was in pro- gress, Jack I'lagg, whose nama is notorious on account of his being aleading rustler, drove up to the K Craneh., to had been elected a delegato to the democratic state convention, and was o1 his way to Chey- oune, intending to stop at tho ranch all night. Nearing the buiiding he saw several mounted men about, but supposed they were a friendly cow party, and when they sud- dorly ordered him to throw up his hands he jokingly veplied: “*Go to h—L" lIn reply one of tho party levolled a rifle athim and bulletsped past bis head. Flagg had a rifle in Lis wazon but had no arms on his person. Springing to his wagon he grasped his rifls and kept the party at bay, while a boy who accompanied him cut the traces attaching the horses to the waron, Then the two leaped ou the horses and fled safely through tue fusilade, being followed a considerable way, uutil ttuey reached Har- 1s ranch on Crazy Woman and started north, joining the sherifl’s posse trom Buf- falo. None of the attacking party were in- jurede After Flagg oscaped the cattlemon fired his wagon, aud running it against the house in Indian fashion set fire to tho building and burned up the two men, Champion and Ray, who iad fought them all day. The cattie- men then went toward Buffalo and tho rust- lers organized anu went forth to meet them, “Tho cattlomen learned of the rustiers com- ing and toolk sheltor at the ' A ranc, thir- teen miles from Buffalo. About 2 o'clock Monday morning the rustlers reached the ranch and surrounded the place and light the latter opened fire upon their slogers, Shots were exchanged all day loug, buttho numbor of killed and injured cannot at pres- cntbe learned. The cattiemen with thoir borses are safcly barricaded inside the ranch builaing, and this morning one of their num- ber escaped through the circle of the attack ing party, presumably on uis way for rein- forcements. Tho resultof today's (Tuesday's) work at the ' A ranch is yet unkuown. Yestorday a man giving bis name as Gus cen was brought to Buffalo badly woundea, claiming that bo had accidentally shot him self, but he is thought to be one of the cat tlemon’s party who participated in the K C raach fight, Couriers are scouring the country for rein forcements for tho rustlers and thoy are rapidly coming fo. They elalm thoy will be 200 or 300 stronger tonight and able to Lanale any force the fuvaders cin muster. The acting mayor ¢f Buffalo has called on the governor for permission to give the aia of the state militia at Buffalo to the sherut to help quell tue disturbance, UNCLE 5AM ned in by the Rustlers. be KES A HAND, United States Troops Ordered to the Seat of War dn Jolinson, County. Desver, Colo., April 12,—A speclal to the Associated press from Cheyenne, Wyo., says Governor Barber of Wyoming tonigut . re ceived a telegram from President Harvison statig that bo had, in complisnco with the request made by Governor Burber for United States soldiers to protect the state of Wyow- ing ngaiust dewestio violonce, ordered the secretary of war to concentrate a sufiicient number of soldiers from Fort McKi Wyo.,, to co-operate with the wutborities of tho state of Wyowming in eftecting a settle- ment of the existing dificulties between the |CONTINUED ON BECOXD FAGE.] i = = NUMBER 264, D ————— T — JEFF 0GG SERIOUSLY lll'Rl: Well Known Lincoln Traveling Man Gored by & Mad Bull, HAY SPRINGS PEOPLE MUCH EXCITED Fight Retw Stranger ¢ Sald Constdor lattsmonth Other News Burglars 1 Nebraski Usiversity Prace, Neb, April 12, —[Spos clal Telegram to Tue Bee | ~Joff Ogg, & well known traveling man residing at 2038 Clinton street, Lizcoln, was seriously gored todav by a Jorsey bull owned by L. Crittens den of this city. The animal has always Leen gentle, and this throw Ogg off his guard. . Whilo tying the brute it attacked him, breaking bis log and inflicting severe internal injurios. ortunately ho was tossed out of reach of the brute and help from the house soon reached him. Plattsmonth News Notes, Prarrsoven, Nob,, Al 12 Tolegram 10 Tk Bek.]—Tho city canvassed tho voto of the election last with the following rosult: Mayor, (dem.), Dovoy (rep.), 480 Morgan (dem.), 017, Pollock clerk, Fox (dom.), 674, Grifith polico judsre, Aveher (dom.), G 4213 school bonrd, Cummins (dem. ), Lennan (rep.), 515, Willetts (do ruh (rep.), 600, Joseph Hardroba, an emplo; M. shops, today haa four fingers of his right band badly mashoa nod lacerated by being caught in a voiler, Physicians decided that amputation would bo necessary. Jusper Clausen and Robe the two men convicted of stealing wheat at tho last term of court, weresentencod yesters day to three years each in the penitentiary. [Spocial council night Butler treasurer, (rep.), 477 (rop.), 419; Short (rep. ), Me= Mickenham, Captured an Eseay Auvrora, Neb, April Special Tele gram to Tue Bre|—A A was roe ceived today by the Sheriff from Frederici, Mo., saying: “I have Thomuas; come and got b, Thomas Hill was convieted here about two ears ago for the murder of William Barrots n July, 1500, and was undor sentence of denth'pending an appeal to tho suprome court, Last October ho broke jail, stolo & horso and cart and made his escapo, ' Sheriff McCanaughey and an assistant started for Missouri tousv to bring bim back in the event of his proving to be the murderer. Murdere Shot Himself Through the Hen Frevoxt, Neb., April 12, [Special to T Ber,]-~Vinton Balinbaugh, a tiveman on the Fremoat, Elkhorn & Missour: Valloy raile road, shot and killed himself at his room in the Archer block this morning about 8 o'clock. Locking himself in his room, ho placed a revolver at his breest and shot him-~ self through tho heart, Whaat fud bim to tho act is only a matter of conjecture. He was a young man about 23 years old aud had been in the employ of the company for about two ¥y A coroner’s inauest was held on the body this afternoon, a verdict bemg returned thai ho came to lis death by his own hand, with suicidal intent. Republic Farrs City, Neb., April 1 gram to Tue Bee.|—The republican county convention was held this afteruoon, Every precinct awas represented notwithstanding tho inclement weathor. Eleven delogates wero clected fo the Kearney convontion and sixteen to the congressional convention of alls City, Phey 1avor Gnoree W. Holland of this city for delegats to tho national cons vention. 1T Liitle Girl Bur Cextiat Civy, Neb, Aoril 12.-[Spocial to T Bee. | —While burning corn stalks in Moad township Saturday, the clothas of a ur-old daughter of ex Sheriff Crites caught fire and the child was so sovercly burncd that she diod tho following morning, Tho father was 1n town when tho accident oceurred, ed to Death, Springs People Excited, Ciannoy, N April 12.—[Special Teles gram to Tur Bre.| —Hay Sprines people are wuch excited over a difficulty between a sas loonkeepor by the name of Caso and an uns nown travelig man, Case has left the town, ‘The town narshal is here pursuing him,’ “T'he stranger 15 thought to be badly burt. S, District Court at Norfolk, onroL, Neb,, April 12—[Speciul Telos, gram to Tur Bre.|—Judge S. Dundy closed the April term of the United States district court here today, Twenty-ono cases were disposed of in very short order. Court was held in tue parlors of the Pacitic hotel. Ponca's Musical Normal. . Poxcy, Neb, Apnl 12— [Special to Tnl Bk, |—April 19 there will be opened in this place a rausical normal, A large enroliment has alveady been scoured in Ponea, besides many non-rosidonts who have wade arrangos wents 1o bo 1u attendance They Wi 1o 8 Guasn Istaxn, Neb., April 12, Tup Bre |—Sam Smith and Valuey ('unmi won were Lhis morning sentenced 10 one yeat euch n tho penitentiary, baving been cons vieted of receiving stolen goods. ——— SYSTEM IN BOSTON, WEATING Investigation by the Congressionnt tee Reveals w Bad Stato of Afiirs, Bostoy, Mass., April 12.—-Congressman Warner's committee openca the investiga- tion into the sweating system of clothing manufacturers today. W. | swell belioved tho remedy for the sweat shop evil to bo the enactment of & nationul law Lo require tuat garments made under the sweating system ho labeled “tenos ment made. W. W. Barnes, a clothing cutter, told of several fiithy shops he had scen and described ouo where a man and bis wifé were making koee pants at 05 conts a dozen and earned § a week between them, Out of this they had to pay some help that came in during the day. = Of this class of workers there wero those he knew of wno worked cightecn hours & day sud seven days in thg weel, Jobin Crowloy, tho originator of the moves ment against the sweating systom, tostificd that wages paid the men run irom £ 1o §7 & week, tho average wages veceived by the sin 1 weok and that paid Lo womsen othing to $3, rge H. Gilbert, & o swid the cause of tho low v sweating system was numbers of imnigrauts tuat come country, 1, J” itiloy, & clothing contractor, declarcd that every firm in Boston, but two, Was send- g its clothing to New York to be made by contract thero, e Bogus Reports ¥ rom Europe, Loxnox, April 12— Barrainman, Phillipy & Co., grain commission firm, rumors con cormng whose solvency created & flurry in whbeat 1 the United States yestorday, is ® very small concern. 1t has beon on the ragged edgo for years, ‘T'hie liabilities would not exceed £200.° Thoe grain warket bere sud on the continent for tho past two days bave beer strangely affected by bogus kuropean news received by way of the Unitod States e ner Arrivals. At New York -Friesiand from Antwerp. At Moville—Steamer Furunessia, 1o New York for Glasgow, At Fastnot—Dassed, Lourie, from New York for Liverpool, ' Al Brewerbaven--Ems, from New Yorly racting tailor, agos and the 1o bo found in lerge o tuis st