Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 22, 1893, Page 1

TWENTY CORPORATIONS CZAR Tom Majors Assumes the Role of Railroad Dictator in the Senate. ICOND Y& OVERTURNING LEGISLATIVE ~ PRACTICE Desperate Attempt of the Lieutenant Gov- ermor to Serve His Owners, INDEPENDENTS READY TO BEGIN WAR Only tho Abandonment of the Outrage Pre- vented an Open Rebellion. DESPER\TE EFFORT OF OBSTRUCTIONISTS | Evorything that May Aid Them | Fight Against Rate is nt Into Action—The Regulation Being Brou Situntion Last Night. Lixcory, Neb, March 21.—[Special Tele gram to Tue Bee.]—Of all the infamous acts that are to be charged to the account of Thomas J. Majors, that of this afternoon, when he denied the right of the opposition to be heard in demanding a call of the senat stands out pre-eminently as one of the most glaring extubitions of injustice and unfair- ness ever witnessed in a legislative hall, It \te attempt to throttle a rous minority from whom troul teared, and it would have 1 that minority b nerve than its members fested The lieutenant governor persistently r fused to recognize repeated d for a call of the housc when pendent senator was on his fect ing on it. Motionafter b it was not until the demonstrations of the indignant independents assumed such pro portions as to indicate the riot that the president of the senate nized the rights of the oppos Afraid of His It was not until murmurs of uissatisfac tswelled into a couple of threats of © that Majors realized that he had gone too far in his legislation shelved for another two years It was not to be wondered at that Senator Dysart jumped fully two fect in the air declared that he would propel bottle toward the head of th governor unless the independents were recognized, neithor was it surprising that ‘Pull him outof the chair' and “Throw him out of the winaow if he don't give usa show," were among the angry exclamations heurd as the muscular farmers pressed for wird. was a delibe was to been successful less n possessed of foriul wnds inde {RALRL even ever) wd tion was made, minence of a ion. Own Co il to s rail mucila licutenant Raflroaders W Monday night the railroad pec fully blue and dejected. Every road was represented here by leaaing ofticials o counsel. Nobody could tell what caused the depressed spirits, but they came up smiling this afternoon. The deal must have fixed up, but just how no one knows. The absence of Majors from his seatin the fore- noon looked very much like he was sulking or playing sick, but whea the time came for the maximum rate bill. house roll 33, this afternoon he was on deck and worked for his owners. A seandalous mis use of power and shameless disregard of tnerights and prerogatives of a legisla tive nbly by a presiding officer who 1s not one of its members has never been se anywhere. In spite of car remor stra agamst the unneard-of pairing of Everett with Thomsen, both of claim to be m favor of house roll sod by the senate, Majors ruled that must abstain from voting on this ause he was paired with Thomsan when Everctt’s name was called on proposition to sidetrack house roll and substitute for the special order the sugar bounty bill, Majors ruled that Everett must vote and Everett voted with the opponcuts of the railvoad bill, showing that in this little deal of shuttle cock and battledore he was playing a part that is not in accord with his loud p sions that ho is in favor of the house Had his vote been cast the other way sidetrack amendment would have been and the railroad bill would have been sidered and ordered engrossed for reading this afternoon. Little Dignity, but Lots of De mination After Majors had started to force the sen- ate to adopt the report of the committee of the whole and break the precedence of the bill, the situation was far from comportin with the supposed dignity of the senatorial body, but it intenscly spectators, who momentarily cexpected outbreak of the genuine Topeka kind 1t did not come was solely due to the that Maje o fearful of the immediate consequences. He afterwards stated that the eall of the house could not properly b eutertained at the time it was o but the opinions of tarians to the object a meet a crisis entortained wh seconded, except tion. They co wident., le felt fear been more whom But the ofcs bill the lost con third was intercsting t an That fa s be recognized that it and | under proy the action of the lieu tenant governor as arbitrary to a d and say that even if he actually believed that he was right he should have stated the position us he understood it clared his willinguess to recognize the independents later on. He did not do this, and it was his appavent determination to ride roughshod that wsioned so demonstration s Looks ¥ There is not the the licutenant governor not r the position taken by him before the vote on the wotion to wdoy tee report, an actual riot would have precipitated. Senators Stewart, D, McCarty, Mullen and Dale were furions, and bott ink and mucilage » firmly grasped i sovoral hanis, - roudy bogin the A ghastly pallor overspread the co of the pres ident as he noted the stern de the faces bofore him and re that threatened. He will x when he rests on his death at the crisis v afternoon That Majors was determined to knock the bill b aring the adoption of the fort of the committee, thus ing the ek to the bot f the goneval file shown by the fact that d of handin the roll back to the seeretary he placed it in the drawer o 5 and locked it v The only object he could have had in vi taking that wction would be to keep the i rthat he might announ the result situation became critical. There is littlo doubt that had the missing senators prosented thewseives, and had the call been raised, Majors would have immediately varliamg are for effect of the that ade th call and rever operty ious ques. sure ud over the oo forcible o lied i, doubt that b eded 1y Announcing the comm slighest ed than he ferved to iu the senate Y e bi { position by North, Mattes, Pope, Mo, | then and there | mittee of the AR flashed the roll ana declared the report adopted before another motion could have been made. For two hours Majors kept the roll locked in his desk and not until the com- promise had been effected did he return it to the s ary. Riot Narrowly Averted the independents fully intended to resort to a physical demonstration they did not deny after the jurnment. Scnator Dysart declared that had the lieutenant gov- ernor persisted in his course and anuounced the vote he would have spotted him be n the eyes with u missile he held in his hand Other senators were equally outspoken and it was the prevailing sentiment that some one would have been hurt, It would have been impossible for the matter.to have gone any further along the line indicated without precipitating an out- break Majers was faithfully backed his and id all of whom' secmed de the bill its death blow by fair means or foul in up egleston, an termined to give Ina Delicate Position. It was a narrow escape for the bill and no mistake, for had the presidens been permit ted to announce the vote as he intended to re would have been heard of railroad legislation during the As it is now the bill will come up again in_com whole, probaoly next Thurs next session of the committee as such. It is stated by some that there is a loobhole left open in the agreement entered into with reference to pissing it tomorrow Itis claimed that the bill now properly comes on at the next meeting of the commit tee of the w in accords frequent rulings of the president, and that if a mect ing of the committee is held tomorrow and it is not taken up it will lose its place the after. Itis therefore held by some that it will not be safe for the committee of the whole to meet again until the time arrives to take up the railroad bill ke Al 1t is believed that there is no possibility of the bill being defeated in_case it comes up for passage, and that the only show the rail- road of ecarrying their point is to sidetrack the measure it leaves the committee of the whole. Thut the obstructionary tac employed up to the present time will be contiaued is to be expected. and if arbitrary rulings on the part of the president will avail anything it may be taken for granted they will not be wnting. 1f cajoling oy members of the lobby will sufiice to sw any of the supporiers of the bill from their determination to sec its passage, all such interference will fortheoming. It may be stated that the wmembers of the railroad _contingent haven't perspired for many a day as they did this afternoon, Corporation Pluggers Despe If ever mortals wer were when the bill w 1ts Pas ost Assured. s have tics te. on tenterhooks they finally gotten before the mittee, When everything seemed | hopelessly through the outrageous ruling | of the lieutenant rnor their spirits ve- vived and they could not conceal their glecas they foresaw the promised end of their pro longed uneasiness, That sor the liveliest work ever done by the v will be done during the next thirty-six hours goes without saying, and no partics who to have any influ with Senators Clarke, Everett or Thom- 1 be surprised if summoned to app at of war and exercise that influc ll it is worth \e sitnation is in the railroads are con Ames' An The house | the consider; roll No. 15%, law. Immedi are supposed on n at the s for i 1 de ruod the perate so far as pdment to Ballot Law lively session tonight on wion of the Ames bill, house nding the Australian ballot ly after assembling the house went into committee of the whole with Watson in the chair. The bill pro- vides, in addition to its present well known feati that the tickels of the several parties be printed side by side in parallel columus, headed by the chosen device of the arty. The ballot shall be so print give each elector an_opportunity to desiz- nate by a cross ma uk cf space below the devieo his choice of ticket. ‘The effect of the bill will ¢ voter to vote the straight ticket & mark if he so desires. “The discussion took a wide range. merits and demerits of the bill up by Rhodes, Barry, Port Sut- ton, Cornish and others. The committec rose, with the recommendation that the bill do not pass Will Not Amend the Law, The real fight of the evening came on the adoption of report of the committee Elder moved as an amendment_that the re- port be not concurred in: that house roll 107 be substituted and be recommended to pass. His amendment was received with a storm of poinis of order, and the Clay county mem- ber made the specch of the session in de- nounving the members who opposed the reg- ular proceedi by points of order, ete His vigorou: rks were reccived with shouts of luughter and rounds of applause. He renewed his améndment, whereupon Rhodes entered a protest, declaring that Elder already had a bill in the engrossing room so full of mistakes that the clerks had to virtually reword it. Elder retorted that his was not bill the engrossing clerks had upon to correct. He then amendment and the roll call was ordered on the adoption of the report. It was adopted by a vote of 40 to 24 and the house adjourned. Debated About the Order. and the hown a the only been called withdrew his One feature that scemed to ever and anon creep into the evening's discussion was Douglas county contest and the can Protective association drag, and roughly handled. Ricketts, Goss and Sutton scouted the idea that Douglas county clections were other than of the purest kind, | while Barry asserted that there was a damnable conspiracy to overturn the results of the last election.” He asserted that it was eived in infamy and cxtended from a i where it originated, to the ion booths and the ballot box T'his phase of the question bade ipy the entire evening, until somw ter members coneluded that 1 of the stateoutside o and called a halt on the d was hecoming somewhat personal Casper and Sutton fair to of the © was o Douglas county 1ssion, which between Chances for eachment. The matter of impeachment tu quo, the 8| il order of L ting the br of the resc there had been a desire to do so. What the final result will is problematical, although the independents insist that it will pushed toa trial. It will require ten votes in the house outside of the intiepend ents to force the matter before a joi vention, and at | four the p ot adhere to it. Several democrats and of » republi favor it, but her the required number will declare for it canuot now be told Many members of each carnestly besought by their wove aggressively in pressure from the f is stil ness pi ition, even in con of ulists party ar constity the mutter ks at home i being uts to and this having Gossip About Bills, Gioss was given permission this afteruoon to amend b for an investigation « bribery, 5o as to in insura islation. The b v bill has been recommendes in the s or passage, bat it isasserted by of those who voted for it today that it it on third reading. Senator es is among this number, and it is an secret that some of the votes for it to re the result of trades ance \er matters Omaha charter will a discussion before t m citivs and towns at 3 by the house solution, call slleged attempted to pass Ain bo the se commit Wk tomorrow sub. f final adjournment is still eaker Gaftin is confident that this week, and looks for the week from next - shared by thi b bers The inde uts are determined not to djourn until satisfuctory disposition is ade of some of the legislation that is now pending. conference OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNI SOME STARTLING TESTINONY Developments in the Celebrated Boodling Cases in Kansas, JIM LEGATE TELLS A DAMAGING STORY Gamblers and Readily w Whisky to His Dem He Used of the Men Responde ids for Money— Me Logistature, it on bers March 21, —The senate com- mittee investigation into churges of bribery by the Capital against high state ofMicials to defeat certain anti-gambling bills in the recent legislature was continued to- day, and prod sensational testimony. I, C. Lavey, manager of the Postal ph ofice, was called upon for information relative to the telegrams between the Kan sas City gamblers and persons charged with epting or handling boodle, but said he had not examined the telograms in his pos He was instructed by the commit tee to bring all such telegrams before it to morrow. (. W. Mitchell, the democratic member of the new Board of Police Commissioners of Kansas City, Kan., testified that he knew of 1o money having been raised in his city to influence legislation and had heard of none except by reading the papers, nor did he know of any money being used to secure his ypointuwient or confirmation R. R. Finley of Kansas City. Kan., who sells Iottery tickets, testified that he had heard of moncy raised among the gamblers of Kansas City, Kan., to defeat those bills, bat he gave no names or amount Populists and the Whisky A At the afternoon session, aftera of witnesses had given unimportant test mony, James F. Legate was sworn. Having wmined the letter he adc ssed to Major Hudson and fully indentified it, in reply to questions by Judge Thacher he said € he had received a draft for 5,000 from P, W. Kline before the legislature mev and 21500 afterwards, “Soon after the elec- tion,” said he, *‘there was considerable con- ference with reference to the organization of the legislatur It was discussed by the greater with reference to certain before the supreme, thought the undertakings iildish, because the court ally against the populists. Looked over the list of members of the legis) ture, and from my knowledge of the men and of the canvass there were at least six men who were in—not fairly clected. Tthen m uvass of my own, sending men out_o state. and I went to Kansas City, Mo.. where I tried to make deal fora_Kansas City daily paver. 1 was told that W. J. Buchan had reccived £15,000 or £20,000 from Kansas City whisky men for & number of years. I struck Pete Klae, who told me that the gamblers had been compelled for the last two years tocontribute $10,000 a year to the republican party of Kunsas, In the late campaign I told him that if he would lend me 35,000 T wonld buy the paper 1 was d would get him ‘tion from these demands, Kline liked dea. So did the whisky dealers. Mean- ile my men came iu from over the s told me they could get eight or ten re- ican of the house to vote with the populists on orgamzation. 1 _wanted to pay my men and I went back to Kansas City and told Pete Kline I wanted £,000. 1 said to him that he would be reimbursed by the populist party. He gave me a check for £5,000 and I puid my men, Used Money Freel Zight members of the house came to me in Topeka; four were for Hoeh and four for Douglass. Douglass was nominated and the four Hoch men said they would not vote for Douglass. The rival houses were organized and nobody knew how anybody voted. Tnis tarted the wae. My judgment js that it cost the railroads £4400 to get these four men to sizn for Dougfitss. Now that is where my $3,000 went, Later on Judge Dester told me tho three democrats would go into the populist ¢ as soon as_three republicans would make the break. 1 sent word to Pete Kline that 1 wanted $1.500 and he brought it tome. 1 had said to Kline before that I was going to get a bill through destroying the policy business. I wish you would,’ he s “There ave so many in the business that there is no longer any money in it." Logate explained that he paid the $1,500 to some men to secure the republicans to vote with the populists. The democrats, how- er, would not join in the movements. Fail- ing to get the republicans to break he sought to get the populists to o into the re- publican house, but the railroads interfered. il RHODE ISLAND REPUBLIC VS, Toreka, Kan,, iced some more session en. number court. 1 were all was_politi- s y Meet ln Convention and Nominate e Officers and Congressmon, Provivexce, R. I, March 21.—The repub- lican state convention unanimously renomi- ted D. Brown, for governor; E. B. Allen, for lieutenant governor; C. H. Ben- nett, for secretary of state; E. C. Dubois, for attorney general: Samuel Clark, for treasurer. The committee on resolutions then re- ported and its report was unanimously adopted. ‘Lhe platform veaffirms the allegi- ance of Rhode Island republicans to the principles for which the party stood in the 1ast election; fa the maintenance of ab solute equity of value and purchasing power between all forms of money and declares in favor of the repeal of the “Sherman act;” declares against the “democratic sheme" of wildeat state bank notes, and states that the purity of the ballot is the corner stone of American institutions. The platform then praises in h the last administration. The is then arraigned for its failure out its pledge to repeal the McKinley and for professing itself in favor of sound money and yet voting for the free coinage of siiver. The concluding paragraphs of the platform are as follows ‘Pretending to be alarmed sion appropriation, it had no scruple about increasing the pensions of veterans of the Mexican war, a large majority of whom side in the southern states. Declaring itself in favor of civil service reform, the present house of representatives withholds the necessary appropriations to carry out this desirable movement, and by its persis. teutraid upon offices: the party shows that it is still, as of old, merely an ‘organized ap petite. “Its inveterate opposition to sound finance it has just demonstrated afresh by packing the senate committee on finance with treme free silver men. It possesses few con victions and lucks the courage of such as it has." An amendment o 1 by a colored dele gate was adopted, aeclaring in favor of a free ballot, fair count and security of all citizens before the law The convéntion adjourned to meet in dis triet conventions to nominate candidates for cougress. The First district convention unanimousl, nominated Melville Bull of Middletown for reprosentative in conzress, and the Second district convention made Adin Capron of Swithield its unanimous nominee re sentative in congress < Bloody Crime i ¢l Laxamie, Wyo., March This evening W. H. Hunter, u butche Robert Marsh, attempied to and then killed himself. He drinking and was insanely ani ssavily Jealous of ner. Mvrs. Huutc recover bill over the pen ye: 9 o'clock by employc kiil his wif been e Silver Certificates Declin EW Yous, M 2L —Silver certificates declined to B2ig at the Stock exchange on light transactions, Commercial bar silver bringing | id. | fell to %2 and Mexican dellars to 4. Our market is affected by the further decline in bar silver to 47% per oumee in London. J Seligman & Co., will ship 150,000 ounces of silver to Europe tomorrow, HORRIBLE DINCOVERY, Five Bodies Found Floating in a Box Near St. Joseph, Mo, St. Jorseri, Mo.i March 21.—This after noon Cumpton MeChy, & hunter, was out on a sandbar a few miles below this city duck shooting, when he noticed a large dry goods the stream. He towed the box to the bar and finding it was tightly | box floating down nailed, broke it open, when to his horre dead body rolled out i investigation di of affairs. He summoned help osed a horrible state In the box were five bodies, all in a terribly decomposed condition The bodies were piled in the box, or top of the other, as if do of the other is that of a woman badl recog n in a hurry ur bodies are those of men, while the The bodies are so decomposed that it is impossible to ize the features ered it is supposed the pe From marks discov ple were murdered 1d then set adrift on the river. Coroner Reyuolds is holding an investiza tion and the utmost excitement pr in that neighborhood. A coupl family disapp r about forty miles up the rive posed the vails of months ag) Rulo, and it is sap- a town bodies found are those of the missing people. RN,y ASTUTE NEW YORKERS, Police Commissioners Smell a ¥ Seheme in Mayor Bemis' Lette NEw York, March 21.—[Special Telegram toTue Bee, | — e embarrassing questions confronting the Police commis. s at their meeting today. Mayor Gieorge P. Bemis of Omaha asked them in a letter to Maye which by him to the commissioners Mayor Bemis wants to know how mbling houses there are in New Yorl whether they are run openly under state or city regulations; if gamblers are ever fined: how saloons are regulated, both as to licens ing and closing at certain hours and on Sun day; wh houses of prostitution are ri openly: how many there are and how many dissolute women' they coutain, and finally, Mayor Gilroy's opinion of the best method of controlling these vices. ‘These questions both amused and sueprised the commis- sioners, I mov said Commissioner NMcClave, “‘that the matter be referred to Commissioner Sheehan.” e Commissioner Sheehan was presiding an with a visible effort at keeping a straight face ordered the document referrcd accord ing to the motion. : 1t suddenly dawned on Commissioner M Lean that the chiet of police would be good man to answer the queries and it v decided to refer the matter to him At police headquarters the letter of Ma Bemis is not regarded in the light of serious endeavor by the chief officials of another city to elieit useful information The officials suspect. that 1t is an attempt in- spived by the Parkhuyst adherents to worry the police on a subjedt about which they think the less said the tetter. Commissioner Sheehn was asked what splies would probably be made to the ques- tions. He smiled and said: 3 “I'he only answer to make to Mayor Bemis here are none.’ e OPENING OF THESTRIP, "her sior Gilroy, was referred many Some Complieations that Might Provant the Consummation of the Treat WASHINGTO ‘b 21.—When the s d the tr for the cession to the United Stutes of the Cherokee strip it inserted therein & clause which provides that the compensation for the lind is to be de in time payments, in placa of the re- quirement that the government pay cash, as was contemplated in the agreement originally drawn up with the Indians, modification of the treaty hss not been ac- epted by the Indians, but will be con- sidered by th legislative bodv—the C herokee council—at an ing to be held at the capital of the nation next Monday The carly opening of the strip will'tbe en- tirely dependent upon the action of the council, for should it reject the modification of the treaty made by the senate then it will be necessiry for the matter to be again brought before congress, which would, of course, indefinitely delay the opening of the ands to settlement. 1f, on the other hand, tne council accepts the chunge the settlers who are now hoping to secure a home in the new country will have au opportunity to gratify their desire. While the officials of the Interior department are making active preparations to open the strip, yet they say that if any unusual delay occurs in the open- ing of the lands to settlement the resvonsi- bility will not rest with the department. ! WANTS A DAY FOR AMERICANS. Mayor Washhurne Addresses a Sarcastic Note to Chicaga City Offici Cnicago, TIL, March 21.—In carrying out the order passed by the city council last night, directing the closing of the city hall tomorrow in honor of the birthday of Em- peror William of Germany, Mayor Wash burne, in a sarcastic note to the heads of ¢ partments, limitinz the effect of the order as much as possible, refers to the closing of the city hall by an order of the council on St Patrick’s nd suggests that in or. der to give due recognition to the heteroge- neous populition of which the eit up, the council should take like reference to the birthdays of all foreizn saints nd heroes, and then, if all the secular days of the year have uot been already used up that what is left be devoted to honoring some American heroes' birvthday - rae der Doue F —Juke Sc mateh with George Slosson has probably fallen through by reason of a scrious acci- dent which befell the “Wizard" early this morning. Schaeffer slipped on the icy pave- ment, and in putting but his hands to save the fall, received the entire weight of his body on the right wrist. Two of the smaller boues broke, and it i the opinion of the surgeon who attended him that the injury )s 4 permanent one,iin which event the “Wizard" will be compelied Lo retire foreve from the field of billiards hould the injury, however. only tomporary, it will be months before he recovers the use of his right hand, aud then his delicate touch will undoubtediy be destroyed forever. At any rate, the mateh is off indefinitely and while Slosson has a right to claim Schaefier's forfeit, it 18 hurdly probable that he will do so, CWizard” Ne CHicaco, - - Nteamers March 21, cd—Fuerst Bismarck, from Movements of O At Malta—A At Lizard York At Kinsale ton At South Havel, fr At UCape from Bremen At Philadelphia At Noew Yors Genoa; Lahn, from Passed <Suevia, from News Passed—Michigan, from Bos mpton Anchoria New Yor Henry Avrivel and Passed in—Stuttgart Arvrived—Indiana, from from New York kel H tatdons. | New v March | 2.—[Special T Qu gram to Tue B kxchange was quoted as follows today: Chicago, 39 cents pre- mium; Boston, par to 10 cents discount; St. | Louis, 90 cents premium, This | MARCH | ! radicals, national liberals | | | | i | | 9y L4, MOSCOW'S MAYOR MURDERED Called from the Oouncil Uhamber and Shot Dowa, 1893 SUPPOSED TO BE THE ACT OF A NIHILIST | His Assallant Captured Use Mis Weapon Again ment Found in One of His Shoes e Opinions. Before He Could n ecallnr Docu- Moscow, March 21 was fatally shot tonight The city council had met to elect a new The mayor of Moscow | Asso mayor and Mayor Alexejeff had just called the meeting to order, when named Adrianoff pushed his door- keeper aud ente opens into the anded loudly Alexejeff left the a man way past the *d the reception room which chamber He de the and M E® usi- | As Adrianoff began to reproach him with dishonesty and oppression of the peo- | ple M. Alexejeff ordered the | uilding, wh re volver and shot the mayor in the sto Three councillors ran to the room, seized and disarmed Adrianoff he could fire again and delivered him to the police. Others carried Mayor Alexejeff to his private oftice, where a physician dressel the wound and restored him to conscious- | ness. His family was sammonel and tended the dying man. He had died a late hour, but cannot possibly t night through. Adrianoff is a nihilist or shot the mayor merely to avenge a private griovance is not known. The police believe that he is { insane. Mayor Alexejeff has been office | eight v He high favc at St | Petersburg, and been hed re- peatediy by the lievin yaneil to seo mayor i scertain his him to leave supon Adriano® drew o \ch reception bef o liv in s, is in has istin zar. Another ry hat Adrianoff 1 ical motive is that the him, found in his shoe a which was written you.” i ason for be ay have had a polit in sarching of paper on »t has fallen upon police. slip “The | RECEIVED SEVEQ Galhut and arn Their Fate, Panis, March 21.—The jury in the Panama | cases today rendered a verdict of guilty in the cases of Charles de Lesseps, Bailiut and Blondin and acquitted the others Those guilty Fontane, canal dir LeRoy, who was changing his vote in committee on the ama bill as the result of bribery; Beral, accused of being bribed by Reinach, and Deputies Dugue de 1a nera, Gobron and Ant aceused of corruption The court after deliberation sentenced M Baihut to imprisonment for five years, to pa a fine of 750,000 francs and to the loss of rights. M. Blondiu was sentenced to im- prisonment for two years and Charies de Lesseps to imprisonment for one year, the one year to run concurrently with the five dy imposed on him. All three of the convicted prisoners were con- demned to pay the costs and damages d 1unded by the civil parties to the proceed- SENTENC arles de Lesseps, Blondin Mur M found Panama ex-deputy, not were or; s of Pan Senator Baron de Foucon- Proust, who were w de Lesseps and ively lizit on circumstances iu “Ilie_sentences of Charle Blondin were made comt the ground of extenuatir.g their « The court also ordered M. de Lesseps, M Blondin and M. Baihut to pay to M. Monch court, liquidator of the Panama Canal com- any, 875,000 fmucs, the amount taken from the treasury of the company and paid to M. Baihut for his iufluence in favor of the lot v loan bill. 1e Lesseps received his senteuce mly, although the strain of the trinl has iderid him exceedingly haggard and ne ous, When he rose, before the retirement of the jury, to reafiirm his innocence, he spoke with dificulty and occasionally hesi- tated to comnose his feeli He told the jury that he had always tried to do his duty as a divector of the company and that v. here he had erred in his judgment he had at the time supposed that he was ucting for the best Interests of the canal and the state. He repeated briefly his charges of extortion agaiust M. Baihut, and alluded with genuine emotion to the troubles which had_overt s father. In his testimony he and his | conscience sproach. | Although visibly shaken feelings sev- | eral times during his speech to the jury, the calmness which he regained toward the close lasted through the reading of the ver- dict, the delivering of his sentcnce and his rewirn to his cell. When his wife visited him in nis ceil, shortly afterwurds, he broke down and wept like a child. M. Baibut talked for an hour in with his wife and two daughters. the hopelessness of his case, he us unprepared to bear ntence. He sobbed repeatedly and begged their forgiveness for the disgrace that he had brought upon them. M. Blondin wus hardly less affected when he bade goodby to his son and daughter, his cell Despite vidently the full weight of AHLWARDT CREATES A SENSATION, He Makes Another Kabid Anti-semitic Ad- | dress bo the Reiehs Br March 21.—Recto the course of a rabidly anti-Semitic speech, declared that he had n do s which showed conclusively that while Prinec Bismarck fraudulent tracts had boen made repeatedly with Je ish financiers. Vast amounts had been transferred dishonestly by means of the ontracts from the of the state to tho vockets of Jewish speculators. These statements viere made wardt amid growing confusion W sor crats. He was interrupted by names, but he did not give them After the president had restorad orde Ahlwardt said that the deputies were not abliged to depend upon his word for proof that these frauds had existed, as the doeu mentary evidence was above impeact Had the losses of the state through the con tracts been trivial, the matter might be have been allowed to pass unnoticed. but the trath was that through its relations with the Jews the government had | of mitlions. The documents were sizned by uien of Several of these men were now minis One of them as Dr. Job nes M Prussian minister of finan: A prolonged uproar followed ment. Deputies shouted that hould produce his documents as his v 1 been proved the d closed with nis being dir ubmit the ient to the Rei ETOW LIN, Ablwardt, in was chancellor con by Ahl mong the lemo- calls hundreds provin national reputa this this state Ahlward rd worililess, an bat cted t IA ON THE SEA. England Sail Yacht for Ialy. Loxbox, March 21.— [Special ( Tue Bee Viet Portsmouth this morning Vietoria and Albert where she will s Palmieri, near k blod 1o witn majesty, who v board ed flags an Vi L ana Alb VICTO The Queen of on the 1 Queen hea 1'iay R e and the gunb Would Not Compro mise Loxpox, March 21, ~The Federation of | Master Cotton Spinuers held a weeting today | | #4.578,7 | year. and discussed the offer of the Amalgamated ation of Operative Cotton Spinners to declare off forthwith the strike that has now asted nearly five months, it the spinners would agree not to reduce wages more than ; per cont. The meeting broke up without epting the operatives’ offer and prospects or & settlement seom as far oY as ever. ROMAN DYNAMITERS, Another Explosion in the Home of an At tiuche of the Vatiean. Rosg, March 21.—The hit was the third of t week, It urred at th Marquis Sachetti and papal cour od vatican vie tempt ¢ sion here last n nd within a residence of the marshal of the it anxiety in of the at d by the days ago. ot Ited merely in large number of windows and scarring the walls of the builaing somewhat Later in the night another bomb witn a lichted fuse was discovered on the stairy in the Via Della Quatro Fontain just in time to prevent an explosion, which would have probably had disastrous results. police believe it is the work of anarchists to intimidate the authorities from prosceutix number of anarchists recently arrested, but others do not e this, as the outr sceemn directed much azainst the v s against the government clew to the perpetrator: and ¢ i circles, the pope's body Lust night's breaking in w palace wuard oceun a fow 18 s PHONED TO THE PRESIDENT, Pope Sends n Mes<age t Means of a Phonog Rose, March 21.—The pope mitted his voice to the phon rday com wax of a graph, in a message of good will, said to be desizned for th of the United State is, he said to the American who was demonstrating the ma chine: “f hand you this message. i it eavefully, for it is the sion of my love for all the people of the United und I wish you to deliver it with your own hand to the president The messaze was couched in Datin ¢ the 1 il req will not lished it has been America presiden Having aone 1d by be pub reproduced in Dunraven Willh Loxnox, March 21.—It is od that Lord Dunraven will accept the conditions of the race for America's_cup submitted by th mmittee of the New York Yacht club, that an earlier dato than set for the firs [ unders I Another Planet, Onsknvatory, March 21.—A the fifteenth this year. has been dis covered by Prof. Wolf of Heidelberg by means of photograpl Library for the Drexel Hom PuicaneLpinia, Pa., March 21.—The com tee which is ¢ { in raising funds for the Childs-Dr nome for union Colorado Springs, met in this city. Enough money has been se. cured to purchuse about 2,000 volumes and the seleetion of the books was the principal subject before the meet U 5 LOIWA RALLROADS, 1 Important Changes Made State Nxecutive Council, Des Morxes. Ia., March 21.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bpe]—The state executiv council today completed the assessment of railroads of the state for purposes of tax. tion. A number of important chanzes were made which will cause general discussion especially on the part of anti-railrond pa- per The total assessed value of 715, an inere Discover: Kier. planet small TAXIN by the railroads is se of £205,0M over last Total miles assessed, 8478, The in se in miles ov 1892 is s y-si 'he principal changes are in Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy, the assessment of main line being reduced £00 a mile, The Chicago Great Western is raised 00 a mile on all its main lines in the state. The Sioux City & Pacific branch of the Chicago & | Northwestern, on eighty miles, secured a sduction of $1,500 a_mile. The Burlington, | Cedar Rapids & No ised from F3,120 to & s muin line., The other changes are uni ant council has spent more time this ye atany previous time in v just conclusion or its | The v than ive at a Requests a Receiver. Missovnt VALLEY, [a., March 21,—[8 to Tk Bez. | —Cyrus Arndt of this city begun suit in the district court receiver for the KK Sioux Falls, S. D, w nized under the ecial has king for a by Institute cor iich is a corpos vs of lov wany of wtion or- stock which he claims to ow that there has been g mi: and gross misapproj income and funds be heard Wednesday Wagner, nanieement tion of the institute’s The case will before Judge Van Fonr Donge. Ta gram to Tur Bee. | B, W. Twining this city received oficial notice toiday Senator Kimball Houston that she is one of the few heirs to the estate of the late Gen eral Sam Houston of Texas, valued at $1,000, 000, Mrs. Twining's father was a first cousin_of Sumuel Houston. His estate has e involved in litigation ever since his ath and has just emerzed from the courts Mrs. Twining's share will amount to about £100,000. of from Tunicipal Chang Missornt Vareey, Ta, Mar e Bee he old turned affaivs over to its suc fc ofic h 21 —[Special to nment ing. The nwing B, H alrant D. J. McCun Wattles, city en commissioner. KALULANE IS THANKFUL, She Issues an Address to the American People Before Sailing tor Eure NEW York, Maveh 21— Princess heir-apparent to the for Eur LW parture Amer Wi Kairlani w throne, sails On the eve of her de to the for the mpithy Ha has iss n s ing them s and evil shown her the b the fair fiv dear cr letter ever happens fro iere the 8 that w Nl ns to The | States | » | No. 83, which had been made NUMBER 274, TOM MAJORS™ MIGHT | Ho Interposes Betwoen the Maximam Rate Bill and Its Passage. RULINGS MADE TO FIT THE CASE IN HAND ns from tha Prosiding Offiser thas Subverted the Senate's Rogulations, | Deci CALL OF THE HOUSE FINALLY ENFORCED | Railroad Managors Compelled to Recode from Their Dofiant Attitude, | EXCITING SCENES IN THE SENATE CHAMBER | Friends ana of Rate ¥ rayed in Parlinmentary Batile North's Peculiar Majors' 1 Rulings and Usurpation of Authorit LivcoLy, Neb., March 21.—[Special Tele- | gram to Tuk Bre] -t was evident that | something of more than usual interest was 1 onthe program when the senate convened | this forenocon. At 10 o'clock, when Pr | dent Correll picked up his gavel to call the senate to ordcr, the lobby was packed with an interested erowd of spectators, The sofas and chairs bordering the senate chame ber were filled, and more inter- the seunntors. actuated by mo- There were many senate who had more in the expected de- still others sted, perhaps, mingled with the visitors mere | Nor wer | tives of curiosity | men on the floor of the | than a passing rest velopments of the day The attraction of tl | the mamimum freizit ra \y was, of course, > bill, house roll | v special order for this date. A parhamentary struggle was | expected, and it was gencrally believed that the fate of the bill would practically be set- tled before the day's procenlings came to an end. The visitors were somewhat disappointed when, immediately after roll call and the reading of the journal, the senate took up the regular order of the day. First came re- ports of standing committees, then bills on first and second reading then bills on third req nd final passage, and after that consideration of dry and uninteresting measures 4n eommittee of the whole, The ience of the disappointed crowds wore away with the foren; 1l long beforo noon the visitors wended their way home- ward with the determination to return after the midday recess ling m. Grind of the Forenoon, The daily petition kinz for the defeat of the railroad bill was hanled in and referred to the committee of the whole, ¥ House roll No. 179, to provide for ditching and draining wet or swamp lands and to pro- tect the same by leyies, was recommended to pass and was by unanimous consentads vanced to third reading. House roll No, 225, covering practically the same ground, wa indefinitely postponed House roll No. 424, to con el, annul and set aside certain contracts of purchase of lands in Lancaster county, was recommended to | pass. Seven bills were read the second time and red to the proper committees. House roll No. 49, to cnable judgment debtors to dissolve the general lien of judg- ments nding proceedings of appeal o errvor, was read the thicrd time and p . House roll No. 825, providing that an hon= orable discharge be granted to A. J. Arnold, whu served on the frontier during the war in 1864, was read the third time and passed. The scnate went into committee of the whole on the consideration of senate file No. >, McDonald’s il providing for the pay- ntof a bounty to the growers of sugar beets, re or Darner sought to bring the ques- tion to an issue at once by moviug that when the committee rise it recommend that the bill be indefinitely postponed. They Shook Thelr Fingers. Senator McDonald spoke briefly in sup- port of his ll, and his statements brought Senator Harris to his feet with o vigorous rejoinder. He took his position at the head of the main aisle, directly opposite the chair occupied by Senator Lobeck. During the course of his remarks Seuator Harris made the statement that the beet sugar manufac- turers were importing pauper labor from Russia for the purpose of cultivating beets, Senator Lobeck took exception tothe re- mark, and, rising to his feet, he demanded the privilege of askiug a question. Waving his arms in the direction of the Nemaha senator and shaking his finger directly under th of that venerable gentleman, Lobeck asked him if it was not true that there was a law agalnst the importation of contract labor. In turn the Nemaha senator waved his arms and vith equal vigor under the S 10s¢ 1 as the two men wnd fired questions and each other and waved their their fingers, the usually digniticd senators leaned back in their chatrs and cophasized the ludicrous situation by wild guffaws of hilarious laughter. As the hour of noon had arrived, the com- reported progress and usked nose shook his finger Omaha senator’ a 1 cuch other 1t arms and shook fac answers mittee rose. leave to sit again Ihe senate then adjourned until 2:40, after voting @0wn an amendment to take a recess it lock Came to the Great The crowds in att » at the afternoon ssion were even greater than at the opene ngof the morning The galleries were'tilled and every foot of standing room uestion. session rau; iean pe - oss Troubles March 21 confirming O.e, asr Pacifie r Hogg of of ‘the m rnor fon of seated arieLn, Q. M in the lobby was oc of the m upied. Probably half mbers of the house wera present (d with the members of the senate on the floor of the chambe Clarke of Oun ntor was in his ¥ Lwo months tars complimented him sending to his desk an wn abser Lis brother return and 50 upon his b wens M, ors called the wder promptl, 30 and called 1 reading n, chairman of the ho A% railroad roll No, 33, nd - been 1 Al order for e ta ston at ¢ call all of the but the roll { members I'h ‘I'he chair enitor Thomsen had paired a toxegpt ¢ 1 that ator 1 nator Mull 01 | tween Senat to the pair be- ind Thomsen, de- clariug that both members were on the same side of the peuding question and that 0 & siriking switchmen this morning declared the strike off, uncouditionally. certain extent Everett had been deceived