Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 28, 1893, Page 1

) e TWEN CALM BUT CERTAIN Ul Tone of Nebracka's Outraged Oitizens Ad- mits of No Misunderstanding. @ PLAIN CALLS FOR FULL INVESTIGATION Dispassionate Demands that the Charges Be Thoroughly Tested in Court. ““PUBLIC TRUSTS MUST BE HELD SACRED B Dishonesty in High Officials Cannot and Will Not Be (Jondoned. IMPARTIAL HEARING GIVE THEM AN of the B Derelict Members Public State Lands and Baildi Answer to the People for Thele Stewardship. “Vox populi, vox Dei people is the voice ot The voice of the iod. Aud the people of Nebraska, with one accord, demand that the derelict members of the State Board of Public Lands and Buildings be brought to t trial on the charges alleged against them ] by the reports of the special investigation committees of the present legislature, This x demand from ) is not an idle matter, Itis s that has sut- a patient, conservative publ 'ornuu. the public wind atthe pn:ncnv,l I'Y-SECOND YEAR. time for an impeachment trial by the legis- lature, Valentine's Views. VaLEsTive, Neb, March 27 —[Special to Tug Bee|—In answer to the question “Should the three state officers be im- penched ? the following were given E. J. Davenport of Davenport & Thacher, general merchandise—If guilty they should be impeached. 1. W. Spirk, manager Mmnceaduza mill— As long as they have gone this far th should go aty county clerk —Yes, Yes, No. al merchandise 1 Some If there is no other way of getting at it C. R. Watson, drugs-~Punish the guilty. How Hastings Looks at It, t1asTiNGs, Nob., March 27.—[Special Tele- eram 1o Inn Ber! | —The prevailing opinion in Hastings in regard to the impeachment of the State Board of Poblic Lands and Build. ings may be gleaned from the following brief interviews | J.N. Clarke, president of the Hastings | publican club—I think they ought to be peached if they can't be induced to vacate. While it has not been shown that any of the money went down into their poc yet o cordiig to their own statements they are in competent he board according to their own confession paid out £,000 or 5,000 in warrants and didn’t know what they were for. 1 have no patience with men who try to lead the repablican party and then are guilty of so At incompoetence. For the honor of the party they ought to get out . H. Dietrich, president of the German National bank—The state oficials have mor than they can properly attend te the attorney general, whom I believe honest but careless in trusti have been trusted to leok & to : to others who ter the interests of our state, and if the reports of the inves- tigating committee and of Tur Bee ave true, then impeachment proccedings should be mmenced. As a republican I wish to add that I think it would be to the interests of the party for the republicans of the house to 4 fered wrong in silence, but now demands | help ferret out any dishonesty P, that an effort be made to right G Ans, city treasu Regardless of | what wrong and punish the guilty. | political partics T'am in favor of seeing the : 5 mek i . | present board brought to trial. Indecd, Tdo | I a man prove recreant o the | o eay 0w any conscientions person can p high trust imposed in him by his fellow | GULGee'sieh a courso. T should think that ‘ itizens when they clect him to an im- | the gentlemen themselves, if they are not \ portant oftice he is answerable to bis fellow | gmity. would wish for a chance to prove citizens. It is before the court of the whole HI‘A‘.lrnmn“‘mw" y ol e i a0 Hari et dite arson Hamot—I am a_republican bu people they are now being tried. And the j tASH W to the bottom of the people ask that they be taken before the | yfair, and, if they are guilty, of giving the tribunal of the legislature and there be | board all theve is in it purgzed or impeached, CC. B, Higinbotham —T am in favor of eiv- : These interviews admit of but one con- | iNZ them o chance to prove their innocence, Pl or to be punished if they are guilty. struction: W. M. Dutton—The eity, county and state Views of Grand Island M ve been robbed until the people get- tired of it. 1 fayorof ti GRAND T8AND, Nob., March 27.—[Special BV e ORI OLOS LOSPRLITE. 10 Tiik Bee,]—The followine are some ex. | the guilty ofiicers, as from the report of - the ressions from representative Grand island | committee they appear guilty enough axpayers on the question of impeaching | M. Stern—Itis high time thero was a members of ths Board of Public Lands and | ¢hange; it hus been all one way ever since T T have been he e no doubt it 18 very George A. Mohrenshecker (vep)—If the | Focky. i £ 4 charges are true “let no guilty man escape.” | Chales B, 2 Otk ene e b William Hagie (rop) 1 am in favor of a | lieve that wherever there is an apparently i thorough invostigation, Put guilty men out | £rounded suspicion there should be an - every time. i vestization, lot it turn out however it may. W, M. Geddes (rep.)—If any man is guilty | 1% € Mastin—I think that regardless. of of it e e ade hothing shouly | party iines there should be an_investigation. Ctand in the way of invostigation: if the | 1fthey are innocent they will have achauce men accused are innocznt they ought now to | toclear themselves and no harm done. ' = bathe first oncs to demand such on an- | . B B Ferris—Ithink there should be an vestigation. investigation, and if anyone is guilty the A. 1. Baker (dem.)—There has been so | rascels should be turned out. Idon't believe much buncombe in the last two legislatures | I tingsinany party. . that I take that into consideration aud be- [ Ol one man was soen ' the course o lievo that much of the tatk that is made is | the morning who expressod hims LIRS uureliable, Yet if the charges are reported | Posed to impeachment. by Judge Doane and_other members of the Blair Says Go Ahead. fiuumlt?li'<lruu, I.h.t- impeachment should Bram, Neb., March 27.—[Special to Tue onrelod quv atonce. | 6 was the | BEE]-Several prominent republicans ex- - l\m' n::{m i 'km.[“h"\"-lx" e t” }\-l-‘;m_' ';l pressed the son the subject of im- | G Gho fmambers ot iths ard | peachment. None cared to be quoted, but :r .m\"f"' -.\m|ls an: L'h.l lm.fi li‘" ¢X- | all the republicans, with the exception of & e e Do e e | few that stand in with the old Lincoln clique, \ endituro of public moneys—and such is evi- | aro i favor of impeachment if half s true { gently thelr duly—thoy hould ‘be brought | that has been stated in tho papers. They i hopo for pure and pavriotic administraions. | 415 Seom to think there must be o little fire 1o are anxi ce they b (e | fl\;cmg-:l"lfl apioug '":',“l'?l‘{‘u“‘:‘fi‘ f“.".""":. sooner the republicans throw that cluss of ¥ B 0o bodaxious: S0 4 ¢ duties of | men overboard the better it will be for the . = ooy | party. If the present state officials are in- :.,:vl'nl.»]'pm':fi.:-:‘»:-"\‘\-)Tkln I:‘xln‘l(l l::'lk‘:}lllm‘ll?lb nocent it will be an casy matter for them to able to watch proceedings closely. 1believe, | POV g e o tey Them. with Grover, that a public oftice is a_ public = R T A trust, and if the evidence indicates any | o FRENONT, Neb, March 27 —[Special to crookedness whatever, let the impeachment | e Bee.]—The following opinions express proceed, and let no guilty man escape, be he | the general sentiment of the people of this republican, independent or democrat, county in regard to the impeachment of the Gus Kochen (dem.)—Things look to be in | 01¢ Beard of Bublic Lands: h a pretty rocky condition at Lincoln, and 1 v N Bilsss hey ought to be im- believe ought to be investigated thoroughl, Litc v R They should Though T a democrat, 1 bolieve Crounso | | Robert, Kittle Thay shiould not only bo 15 the. vieht man for the task of cleaning the | impeached but placed behind the bars: we'll i ey never hive an honest state government until s iat is done. Tekamah Taxpayers Talk. George L. Loomis, fttorney at law—Inves- Trraman, Neb._ March 97.—[Special to | tigate thovoughly and completely. Don't Tue Bee |- Following are the tersely told | stop until the bottom is reached, if it can be views of some of Tekaman’s representative | reached, regardloss of costs or consequences, clt{zens: and impeach every official who ean be show C. W. Congling—1I have voted the repub- | to have been guilty of malfeasance in o lican ticket always, but I am in favor of | The good name of the state demands this, turning the rascals out. There is no ques- { nothing less will do. f tion but that we have been pillaged for | L. J. Abbott, M. D.—Since the days of years by contractors in league with and as- | Governor Dawes and the school land frauds, sisted by our state oflcers. there las been in my mind but litle doubt John 1., Wilson—1 think that since the re- | of the continued ¢rookedness of the state _wort of the house committeo was adopted by | board. Impeachment will follow as a natural such o largo majority that 1us better to go | consequonce i the investigation is thorough ahead with the impeachment proceedings. | and compleie, “Then if the members of the Board of Public | C. M. Williams, cashier of the First Na- Lands and Buildings are not guilty they ean | tlonal bank—If there is any raseality there vindicate themselves, and, if guilty of such [ I think it should be exposed and the parties gross negligence as charged, they should by | punished—rvegardless of who they are all means be removed. L. M. Keene, president of the Fremont R. A. Smith--If the conduct of the Board | National bank—I think there should be a , of Public Linds and Buildings is as repre- | thorough investigation, and if the parties hensibleas the jress indicates I certainly | are proven guilty they should be punished by aw in favor of impeacnment. law. . R Frank McGiverin, cashier of the Commer- Ergyunsimaunat Nor(olk | cial National bank—1 believe that thing has ORFOLK, Neb., March 27.—[Special to Tue | Leen rotten for yearsand if they get their e ml.\(xnfl:fi\‘\;-‘\"‘f.‘l‘l x‘ i“‘::iil\m‘n l'u-l_ T"I’\L u]nst desserts some of them will be put behind at the citizens is vicinity are of one | the bars. opinion, which is that if investigation dis- | ), W. Vars—Every kind of dishonesty and ;-Imiu‘.‘:xnt:;:."nlz‘);l..‘v“x‘h:» :Tlvm»h.l-l.u:.lr::vliKl"lxll:v\i o \.:.}xx_\ in office should be exposea and ” d dings has heen criming punished. nogligent o even dorelict to its duties then | © W.'B, M 11—The whole shooting matoh it shoula re 1f not it should be im- | should not only be wmpeached, but put be- :;;:;‘h.;‘u” 1t it is innocent ll‘hvi'ln 1t is no moro | hind the bars in the penitentiary, an justice tha shou 0 exonerated Stouffer—1 would Il 5 J Certainly if the members are innocent thoy et invod rn o e could not object to an_ investigation. As it | *R. B. Schneider—If they are guilty of dis- stands cach wember of the old board is | honesty they can't be made to suffer the full :_:x\n;) .\.l[l‘l\ll.“-”u::ndlsy ml v‘ly ||’u :\n-h;;l lI;l\\A r‘\“-rlh' pcu[dll\!n( Ilu; \,;w any 100 soon to suit me, avs ) P ans lot's have i vestiga- | or for the good of the state, ::::llly”l:\l‘Il“"“l"d“ d, the peonle and R. l;, IKelle Leader—~A body of state matter is being loudly applauded by all | been going on since the state has been purtics irvespective of pirty ailiations. | organized ‘ought o be punistied to_ the full Many letters hase becu writen by partics | penalty that liw ean imposo upon them, Tt here to Governor Crouuse insisting that he | s time to call o halt somiotime aua now is as [ of.l\juhliln l‘;l )I\]n'n'l__lhll[l‘_lfn-:; RO A. Truesdell-If there is corruption there & Bue ‘“’l‘ --;;‘rlf‘_l a9 {l:lrl b ';x“m:« ,I.n”.”f‘f. Ill:v”m‘-\m"nnx «-rl m.\‘ party cannot ational bank ord to let it stand unrcbuked. S8 parsy @ mands that tho charge of fraud 3 & It Marv—in my opinion the ving thero corruption against the voard be thor- | has boon stealing for years. [ think it oughly fuvestigated, and it the chavges ate | should _be thoroughly investigated and the Laies or partially trues tho ofielals siould bo | guilty punished to the full extent of the law. men. We carnot afford to countenance cor- ZorkRelievesin It ruption nor defend dishonesty, no matter | Yonk, Neb., March 27.—[Special Telogram where found. It should be the earnest de- | to Tue Bee.]-A number of the citizens of ’;;{_‘..;(-m\ ].mv..n-';‘ reguy Il-j»\ f party | this place have been interviewed in regard Miation to laye this mattor thoroughly | to the proposed impeachment ‘of state ofi- ! sifted bofore the legislature adiouros Mr. | clals, Most of ther belicye an Investigation central committee. | Y S A T B DT jus: P, K. Sprecher, esq. -1 think the investiga- | tiee to the state and the partiss concerned tion is all vight. ‘11 thero is any erooked- | that an investigation should be made, :j;;_“';lw":lhll l"v'-hll-::u .:“ and :i J -lx'\ ll' 1'?[\ Detrick, ]unl!un:.\lvr The matter artics punished, The only safety for the | should be investigated and if affairs are not republican warty istoaid in puiishing its | straight the guilty partics should bear the 0 betray their trust. consequences. N. A Rambolt, president Novfolk Nutional | “A> AL. Photias. erocer—The reputed dis bank—1It seems to me that no honorable man | honest dealing and jobbery practiced by ¢ would want to hold any ofice when he knew | tain state ofticials and the carcless business that the people who had conferved upon him | methods engaged in should be thoroughty :“r:‘::‘lin;‘f.l‘l‘t_x- n«‘l“];‘m'nrw lll;ulxl‘h,ui. ”ll.lv‘l -\t\m‘r | |nr<-mpu.‘nldm proper authorities and due {1 e and ogarded i} th stice meted oul 1o the miscre suspicion on account of developments | ° AR 3 s | gecurring since election. 1 therefore Uhink Pabile Rentimans Remands it or their own good, the good of the state | p b | Maroh 8P fnack and of the party it is thoir daty 10 resien | T Bew | BB sont et romaniiy of 854 then goabout vindicating themselyos It | party affiliations, is that the investigations will then be o o position whore the peonls | comr, FoRding should be thorugh and of our state may look upon them without | Joeatad punishment should swiftle foilow passion or prejudice, and their ruilt or inno- | Ope leading republican said: 1 om cence will be faivly as fned. T helleve | atmid " othiue . will oome. of * the there is too much’ fecling and excfoment | - e [conTy UED ON SECOND PAGE.) HE PLAYED A DOUBLE PART General Hastings Appears as Attorney for the State and Also for the Opposite Side. A STRIKING INSTANCE OF OVERWORK Great Lawyer Who Can Argue and Act on Both Sides of a Lawsuit—An- other Misdemeanor in Otice. here are documents in the United States 1 George ht. court that place Attorney H. Hastings in a very Genera digereditable 1i | Ourattention has just been called to { case in United States civenit court of Bige low & Co,, grain merchants and brokers of Chie inst W. Smith, doins | business under the firm name of the Milli | ian Exchange bank, of Milligan, Neb. In this case, taken in cor with another action e brouzht in the state supreme court en- titled the state of Nebraslka against the Millican Exchang bank, it ap- pears that Mr. Hastings actually | took the dual part of appearing for the state of Nebraska and at the same time represented the interests of one of the de- fendants. The way the state came to be- come o party in the case was upon the ap- plication ot Smith & Co. for theappointment of a receiver for the Milligan bank, which application was granted. Prior to the ap- pointment of a receiver, however, Edward E. Bigelow and others had been vietimized by one W. J. Zirhut, or they set up such a claim atleast. Zirhut was cashior for Smith in the Milligan bank. Smith did not reside at Milligan, but lev Zirhut run the bank for him. Bigelow & Co. had been corducting some grain operations for Zirhvt and the latter owed them som money. They telegraphed Zirhut that he must send them 3,000 at once, and he telegraphed back that he had depo: rd the required amount in the Milligan Exchange bunl, of which he was cashier, to the credit of Bigelow & Co The following day the brokers telegraphed for £2,000 more an received the same kind of aresponse as on the previous day. Bigelow Co. drew on the Milligan Exchange bank for £5.000, but before as cashed Smith pplicd for a receiver, claiming t hut had not_conducted ' the affair banlk prope ‘The receiver was of the wointed and as Bigelow & Co. became con that the ver business was only 4 scheme on the part of Smith and Zirhut to cheat them out of the money which they had been in- formed had been deposited in the Milligan bank to their credit, they began separate action against Swmith in the federal court. Hastings Suggested a Referee, ‘While the case of the receivership was pending in the state court, and the action against Smith for the sum due Bigebw & Co. from the Milligan Exchange bank w: pending in the federal court, the attorneys for Bigelow & Co. received a letter from Attorney General Hastings suggesting that the matter be left to a referee, but it was not suspected at that time that the attorney general was filling the dual place of attorney general and counsel for Smith at the same time. ‘When the time ar 1 for the hearing of the e in federal court, which happened at the January term held in Lincoln, the at- torneys for Bigelow & Co. insisted on push- ing the case to trial, and they succeeded in getting a judgment for the $5,000. They were somewhat surprised that the alleged attorneys for the defense did not appear. The answer to the petition signed by Sloane & gohnson as attorneys for Smith, but they did not ap- pear and it was not until the judgment was rendered that the true stat» of affuirs came to light. Mr. Charles Ofutt then stepped into the cuse and complained that the attor- neys for the plaintiff had been guilty of “sharp mactic because they had agreed with Attorney General Hastings prior to the hearing that the case in federal court should be held back until the case in state court could be decided. Then the attorneys for Bigelow & Co. naturally wanted to know how it came to be the business of the attor- ney general to look after the interests of Mr. Smith. The attorney gencral was supposed to be looking after the mterests of the public at large by pushing the receivership pro- ceedings to a final issue. Why should he complain about the action brought against Mr. Smith for the coilection of moneys said to be owing Bigelow & Co.? flo Was Working Smoothly. he answer to this pertinent question was readily given to the effect that Mr. Hasti had been the real attorney in the resenting Mr. Smith, and the rep- papers pur- porting to have been signed by Sloane & Johnson had been preparcd by Hastings. The attorneys for Bigelow & Co. were as- tounded at the revelation. They could then sce through the suggestion made by Mr. ings that the case be submitted to a referee. but at the time tho suggestion was made they had supposed that Mr. Hastings was acting for the good of the public and of all concerned in the settlement of the affairs of the bank in question. He had even sug- gested the name of the man he would like to have appointed as referce. The attorneys for Bigelow & Co. narrowly escaped tho trap set for them by the attorney general in his dual capacity. Pretending to be the representative of the state of Nebraska he was engaged in an ef- fort to beat the creditors out of their just claims by adroitly manipulating the ceivership, Since the Judgment federal court a motion in for a new trial has been argued and overruled by Judge Dundy Now the attorne & was rendered for Smith, Offutt, Sloane Johnson and George H. Hastings, have en the case to the federal court at Min- neapolis, in the abscnce of Judge Dundy, in an effort to have the judgment set aside. From now on it is probable that Mr. Offutt will handle the caseso far asthe public status of the affair in concerned, but he has made no attempt to conceal the fact that the attorney general has been representing Smith thus far, Openly Charged with Connivance. The afidavit of the attorneys for Bigelow & Co. in answer to the petition for a setting aside of the judgment filed by Offutt, Sloane & Johnson, und Hastings (under the sur- face) is a scorcher. It is openly charged that Attorney General Hastings acted in a dual capacity through “sharp practice,” and states that the allered have not been knowan case at all The attorneys for that they knew of no other attorney ally enzaged in the case exceptin ) General Hastings up to the time of the ren- dering of the judgment. All the corre- spondence in the case was conducted with the attorney general in his capacity us o state official, and that was the only eapacity they recognized until they were made cog- nizant of the fact that ho ‘was in reality the attorney tor Smith, the defendant. - CHINESE EXC loane & Johnson the to the affiant in Bigelow & Co. des It is Believed the Geary Act Wil uforeed, Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., March 27.—The Chin- ese vice consul states that the position of | the Chinese on the Geary exclusion law is as follows: It is expected that when the law goes into effect an arvest will be made, Then the matter will be taken up to the United States supreme court, which will enjoin the enforcement of the law till its constitution ality is determined. The men who framed the law are becoming daily more fearful it will not stand the test ef the court id if | an attowpt be made to enforce it before its | coustitutionality is determinea the Uuited | Stutes will be asked some questions by th | mations of the carth that will be hard to g L swer. With affaivs in Hawail in tneir ent ¢ ndition, an imbroglhio question of treati land and his cabinet | Manager Line of the Six Compaures says Not He pres- with Chinycn a is not desived by Cliv- OMAHA, TUESDAY advices have been receiwed: from Washing- ton that Cleveland has assured the Chinese minister to the United States he will do “what is right" about the'matter. o BLOODED HORSES BURNED, Disastrous Fire In the Ssovk Barn of the Kirks of Tow: Masox City, Ia., March 27.—The stock barns owned by Kirk Bros. burned tonight The famous Storm, holding the fastest b year-old stall ccord, burned Brown John, by Brown Hal; Red Clay, by Red Wilkes and Edmunds C., by Red Clay, also burned. The loss on horses alone is fully £100,000, . Re mbered n Worthy Stovx Crry, la., March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee.]—Tonight Major Henry O'Connor was the reeipient of a handsome remembrance on the occasion of his golden wedding anniversary. The old veteran has eran. been living in - Sioux City for several yea | in very straitened circumstances, Citizens | of Sioux City raised u purse of about 00, | and a committee tonight presented it and | gold cane to him. For several | weeks his old comrades and friends all over lowa have been contributing to a fund for him of which ex-Senator | Wrizht of Des Moinesis the custodian. 1t is | not known what this will amount to. Major O'Connor has hoen one of the most notable men of Towa, having served as attorney gen cral und missing the governorship once by a e vote. He was for twenty years the al adviser of tate depar ent at shington. He was in his day as famous an orator as o ier, but careless financial habits left him unprovided for in his old age. Kesult of the Flood, Fowr Donar, Ta., March [Special Tele- gram to Tue By Lhe jury in the case of Howard against the Illiuois Central railway failed to agree and wera discharged aft fruitless effort toagree on i v he case was an outcome ot the floods @ Cherokee last summer, in which so much property was destroyed. The plaintiff asked damages from the company for the destru tion of his house and erops, claiming that the railway bridge across the river diverted the course of the vgter and caused the dam age to his proporty Found the Postmnaster Short, Manison, Ia., March 27.—[Special m to Tue Beg].—Postofice Inspector Fonrt ‘elegr Mercer swooped down on this city this morn- ing without giving any notice of his coming. Duffus, The postmaster of this place, J. 11 was found short in his aceo promptly removed by the installed D. A. Morrison, president First National bank of ‘this city, postmaster. No particulars ~ could be obtained from the inspector. Heavy Failure at Crestom Crestoy, Ta., March 27.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bek.]—Uominsky Bros., pro- prietors of the Towa Depavtment stove, one of the largest retail houses in thecity, failed today, the sherit? foreclosing on mor tgage on Nutional bank. s will reach ove 000 and the assets will probably amount to $5,000 or 000. This is the heaviest failure that has occurred iu the city for years. given in favor of the Cre T'he liabiliti Arrested for Attempted Wife Mu Dis Moixes. Ta., Mareh 27.—Fred N. Web- ber, prominent in Towa politics, and an ex- pension agent, was arrested here this morn- ingz on_the ehire of attempting to murder his wife at Nowton, Snow Sturm i 1o Des Moix Ta., Marcli 27, -=KHeuy; storm is in progress on the Chicago & Gre Western road from Talmage, Ia., to & Joe, Mo. = e TO DEPOSE HIPPOLYTE. Strong Mov ent to Overthrow the Present Haytian Govermment. [Copyrighted 1593 by James Gordon Bennett.) KiNasToN, Jamaica (via Galveston, Tex.) March 27.—[By Mexican Cable to the New York Herald—-Special to Tue Bee]—En- couraging news has been reccived by the Haytian exiles here who are planning the overthrow of President Hippolyte. It comes from Santo Domingo and 1 send it to you with all due reserve, The report says that President Heureaux of Santo Domingo reci with pleasure the euvoys sent to him by the exiles. As a result of the inter- view, aid from Santo Dommngo, it is de clared, has been assured. I send this for what it is worth, but have mot received any confirmation of it from anto Domingo. Other news of an en- cournging nature has boen ed he Sympathizers of the revolutionary mov now residing in the United States hav assurances of substantial aid which it is pected will soon be received. SANTA Bannana, Honduras, (v Tex.) March 27.—[By Me New York Herald—Spec nent, ent x- Galveston, ican Cable to the al to Tug Bee.|— From all parts of the republic come reports of disaffection. Business is unsettled owing to the revolutio 'y movement under Gepneral Bouilla, The revolutionis are in despair owing to the 7 displayed by the fornier government. The are forced to maice an occasional demonst tion to conceal their alarm. The minister of state, finances and war have been re quested to resign their portfolios. e ARIZON A INDIAN TROUBLES, Apaches Leave Thelr Reservation Heavily Armed and Refase to Return. PuaNix, Ariz, March 27, report reached Pheenix this evening that a band of Apaches heavily armed are eighty miles from their reservation and but thirty-two miles from Phamix. They entered house demanded provisions and everything the wanted. An alarm was sent to the settlement below ana fifteen armed men went to the rescue. The Indians said they had no permit and needed none and wers gomg to the Colorado piver. The lndians were well avmed, even the childeen carrying pistols and cartridgze bel They went west toward New river. Gov ernor Murphy will telegraph the Indian agent at San Carlos, The Indians said many are sick on che reservation and they wanteil to got uway. The citicens of Cave Creck think they are “Kid” and his bund, going to join the Mojaves near White Hill e 4 VAIR PLAY, Brakemen on the Aransas Pass Railway Have n Grievance, SaN Axtonio, Tex,, March 27.—Grand Master Wilkinson of the Railway trainmen, accompanied by the local gri tee, toaay waited upon Peck of the San Antonlo & Aransas Puss railwa Complaint is made that members of the Order of Railway Conductors ave im- ported and made conductors over d vrakemen fitted for promotic General Manuger Peck stated would not consider a new contract with the trainmen until they harmonized with the conductors and the orders agreed upon i con tract. When th. 18 done tne road we be ready to consider a new contract agre vance commit- General Manager rving that he able to all concerned. tisfuctory | v Grand Muaster Wilkin: in two | weeks, it s thought, the trainmen and con | ductors will haveagreed on the new contract with the road jhanhats Arranging the Shop rd New Youk, March 25 —The pall bearcrs at the funeral of the late Elliot ¥, Shepard on Tuesday will be: Chauucey M. Depew, John Sloane, James Donnaugh, General A rms of the uneral Sleicher, Logan C. Murray, Colonel John M McCook, John 8, Keunedy, Warren Van Nulden, Warner Miller and ex-Judge Noah Davis The interment wiil be in the Vanderbilt | mauspleum in the Moravian cemelery ut MORNING, MARCH | Newdrop, 8. L THEIR LAST STAND IS LOST Railroad Members Routed in Pitohed Battle by the People's Senators, END OF HIGH FREIGHT RATES IS NE\R Yesterday's Sesslon of the Senato's Commit- tee of the Whole Practically Settlos the Fate of the Maximum Rate Bill-The Situntiof Neb,, March 27 gram to Tue Bex.) of waiting the peopl prepare for the spec [Special Tele- After twenty-five years of Nebraska may now acle of seeing the rail- roads of the state bena the knee in recog- nition of the power of the tax paying yco manry, for the roads are at last beginning to realize that this is a government ot the peo- ple and not of the corp 1t been a almost here, and the schedule the for about Thursday next chance for many a slip mittee of the whole and the governor's sig- nature, but the hardest part of the fight is over, and it is conceded tonight that house roll 83 will pass the senate wishin the next three or four days, tions oming, but it is unless there is a change in long time ife arrival may be looked se, there is between the com ught a Good Fight, Tt has been a bitter 'nds of the maximum rate struggle, and the fr bill have had to contend against overwhelming odds, but dogeed persistence and determination have at last scored a victory over the bulldozing and filibustering tactics of the railroad con- tingent. The bill been ordered cn- grossed for third reading by cighteon votes, and it is regarded as certain that evéry one of them will be recorded for the bill when it comes up on its passage. As predicted by Tie Bee several days ago, the measure received the solid support of the independent senators, and of Senators Clarke, Hale, Everett and Thom- | sen. They are now openly com- mitted'to the bill, and although the roads will not give up th ditch has been fight until the last vossed, it is not apparent low anything but aceident can prevent the final pussage of the measur Smiles n unknown quantity on rail ad countenances tonight, and that strangely constituted portion of humanity that alwany sceks to be on the winning side, no matter which it may be, has already begun 1o desert the railroad standard under which it has been so long ¢ preparing to shout with glee when the great probability becomes a fixed reality. Clarke's Earnest Work, Viliant work rolled, aud is in behalf of the bill was don-on the floor of the senate by the young soror from Douglas, notwithstanding the fact that he came here with the consent of his physician only on condition that he wouid do nothing but vote when his name was called. He had no sooner declared his position on the bill than he was made the especial target for the combined attacks of Pope, North and Moore, the three senators who were leading the fight for the railroads. They speedily found, however, that the champion of the bill on the republican side of the house haa made a stwdy of railread rato matters, and he was able to meet their advances with an array of figures in support of his position that staggered them. Then they tried to make a political question of it, but the effort was not a glittering success, for the young senator had a way of calling things by their right names, even if they did not sound pleasant, and when the recusant republicans tried to show by party platforms what the attitude of the republicans was, and that the senator from Douglas was not a faithful member of his party, he turned the tables on them and showed it was they who were not willing to live up to the pledges that had been imposed upon them. Ho Wouldn't Be Blafed. He asserted that their type of republican- ism would not do for him, and when he was taunted with being a representative of the independents, and was asked byy whom he was elected, he replied that it was by the republicans, democrats and independents, and that he was there as a representative of the people. The opposition tried to make it appear that he had pledged himself in writ- ing to oppose the pussage of the maximum rate bill, but he challenged them to bring on tuation was somewhat e o noticeable fact that the “bo; senator,” of whom 50 much was said last fall, had but little dificulty in doing a man's work, and did it remarkably well at that. “The members of the lobby are exceedingly sore tonight and some of the Douglas county individuals are threatening what they will do in the near future. They assert that they will spring the written pledges of Senator Clarke tomorrow in a last endeavor to force him into line, but the senator complacently settled himself i his chuie when he he of it and coolly invited the lobbyists to drop out the documents and save their wind. On Boodie Agn iting, but The insurance boodle investigating com mittee held another session this afternoon and examined half a dozen witnesses, the geeater number of whom were insurance men from Omaha and Lincoln, Their evi dence was to the e that no moncy had been raised by the companies this year for the purpose of influencing legistation. The testimony contained nothing of special inter- The committ adjc pd until Wednesday, when the last session will be held est Gaflin On the Speaker Gafiin was to express an opinion rc Continuation, asked this afternoon rding the extension of the session, and the contribution of money by the people of the state to defray the expenses of the members, He stated that he had looked for several days to sce the various counties act in the matter and instruct their men to stay here until the work was completed. He thought that it was now possibly too late for that, but he wus heartily in favor of the plan suzgested by Tue Bee, with the exception that he would rather have someoue besides humself handle the money. as he did not want it brought up afterwards und have it charged that he had not honestly hanaled whatever funds might be thus placed in s cf He s.id he ted it as of the utmost im portance that the session should not be brought to a close until some of the im portant work now o hand had been dis poscd of, but he thoughit that it was askin too much to expect t mbers to sty their own expense, as of them could not afford it He said he was satisfied that the people of the state not only desived the leislature to remain in_ scession at the capitol until its work was fully and faithfully performed, but that they demanded it, wnd he s of the opinion that they would so express then selves For Stealing » Cont. PeATRICE, Neb., A spocial Teler gram to Tne e n Do» of Liverty was lolged in thr county Jail here this af.er- THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. noon on the thirty days sentence, charged with stealing a coat valued at &0 at that place Saturday. Doe was arrested Saturday at Burchard, 10 which point he had fled, and shortly tifercafter he escaped from ' the officers and was later arrested at Pawneo City and vlaced in jail. While in jail at Pawnee City he managed to socure a saw ana nearly succeeded in sawing himsclf out The Liberty authorities were notified and Doe was taken back to Liverty and sen tenced. WORK OF N ASKA COWBOYS, Deuel Co nty Ranchmon by Two Despera rly Murdered os. Lakpsine, Neb., March ' 27.—(Special to Tie Bree | —Willlam Heln and - Bdward Pierce, two cowboys, entered the residence of LT, Jackett, a prominent ranchman twoenty-five miles south of here, and com menced abusing Jackett in the presence of hiswife and children. Helmdrew a gun and | Jackett grabbed it and drew his” pistol When Helm saw that Jackett had the drop on him he begged to let him go, and said he would get out of the house and attend to his own business. Jackett said: Al right, get out of the house.”” As quick as he let go Helm aimed at the heart of his victim and fire kott struck the muzzle of the gun of buckshot passed through 1is right hand, aud many through his left cheek and lip, Doctors were at once sur moned from a distance of forty miles, and they amputated Jackett's hand at the wrist No irrests have yet been made. 1t is about seventy miles to” the county seat of Deuel county from where the parties live, and there is but one jus north of the Platte, and he is a relative of the would-be mur derer, -« Wahoo's Wanoo, Neb,, March Special to Tue Bek]—For three weeks pist Wahoo has been enlivened by much roligious enthusi asm. The occasion has been the hoiding of aseries of revival meetings by Rev, M. Redding of Fairficld. The mectings have been held in all the churches and joined in | by all the congregations, and when the churehes became insuflicicnt the meetings were held in the opera house, and it was filled toits utmost capacity every night Last night the manager of the opera house forbade any more crowding into the build ing for fear of danger. On Saturday Rev Mr. Redding went to Valparaiso with sixty singers from here and held services in the opera house there, all business houses being closed for the meeting. A number of con versions were the result of the trip. On Wednesday the busin 1ses all closed in Wahoo, and the proj s attended the religious services in the opera house. There have been about 125 conversions in Wahoo as a result of the revival Nows Notes, March 27— [Special Tele- Rushvill RusnviiLe, Neb. gram to Tue B The regular term of the district court convened here today, Judge Kincaid presiding. The docket is the Be- other largest this county has ever produced, sides & large amount of equity and business to be disposed of by the court, there will be at least thirty cases for actual trial by jury. A grand jury was oranized this afternoon, the first this county has had for three or four years. Among the cases will command 1ts attention will be sev- a) for selling liquor to Indians. [n the vicinity of Rushville the real estate business is becoming active. Farm lands are selling at zood prices for cash. Heavy snows have fallen of late and the very moist condition of the soil promises well for an excellent yield of wheat. er Creek silve: News Notes. SILVER CREEK, Neb., March 27.—[Special to Tiie BEET—Some of the numerous Omaha gentlemen who like to shoot geese should visit Silver Creek. There is no better point for that kind of sport on the Platte river. ‘Inere is now cncamped near Eagle island o portsmen from Geneva, and the uns have been rattling of late is ", N. Stovenson, the Columbus cream- man. is to put in @ separator here this spring which will bea good thing for local dairy interests. On account of these new enterprises, the high price of hogs, the better outlook for cattle and the indications for a favorable season, the professional culamity howler in these parts is in bad odor. Clay County Litigation. Cray Cexren, Neb., March 27.—[Special to Tue Bre.|—The March term of the district court, now being held here, has had several interesting cases before it, one of which was that of Mri Heazo against the St Joseph land Railroad company for £,000 on account of injurics sustained by jumping from a train to escape the danger of a threatened collision, claim- ing y negligence of em- s given toa jury at 11 aturday night, with instructions to sealed verdict. The jury dispersed < this morning. Its finding will probably be plaintiff for 1,500 or $3,000. idents, Keanryey, Neb., March 27.—[Special gram to Tue Bee.]—While out hunting yes terday afternoon Frank Lord was quite ser ously wounded in the thigh by the acci- dental discharge of a zun 1n_the hands of i companion, Lord wie stooping over getting a drink at the time of the accident. Wallice Birch, yardmaster for the Union Pacific wus nearly killed this. evening while uncoupling cars. The wheel caught his foot, threw him down and tore the skin from the bone on the right lez from the knee down The doctor thinks no bones ure broken. in favor of tl 1 the fteirs. Hastixas, Neb., March 27.—[Special Tele gram to Tur. Bee.[—¥or a couple of days t the district court has been listening to the trial of the ¢ of the se estate of John Yeazel against the estate of Abraham Yeu- | zel. Abrabam Yeazel was one of the bes known men in Husting fow yoars ago, coming here poor and ina f years malking nimself wealthy T'his suit was brought to recover money paid Yeazel by nis father to be held in trast nd which it is ¢ ned e never returned 'oday the elder Yeazel's heirs were given o judgment of §,200 by the jur. Barglurs ut Dakos et Dax Ta City, Neb, Mar Telegram toPue Ber.] —For t in three monthsburzlars entored the depot at this place during uizht. A window gliss wis cut ¢ e insids the burglars had everything thelr own wiy All the express packiazes wore rifled but none arve missing. Ninoty-ulne cents wus secured, There is no clow to the perpetra tors of the deed, but is thouzht to be Lo talent Newmian Grove Candidatos, Newsmax Grove, Neb,, M ho27 Special to Tue Bee,)—Saturday night two caucuses were held here for the purpose of nominat ing a town board for the onsuing year. The | following candidates ] dted: C. A Ranaull, H. Saare, C. R Hinmag, Chris Schoneland and 13 O, SaareC. R. Hinman Wright and Levi Guthr Spielberg 1id nd H Johnson, J. A Heavy Dockot to Dispose of. Dakora Ciry, Neb., March 27.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.|—District court con vened here today, Judge Novris presiding I'here are over MK cases on the term is expected to last t the docket and ks. A NUMBER 279. THAT IT DO PASS Recommendation of the Senate Concerning the Maximum Fraight Rate Bill, BITTER STRUGGLE IN THE COMMITTEE Hard Fight Throngh Which the Measure Was Succassfully Pushed, QUEER ARGUMENTS OF THE OPPOSITION Vacuous Platitades and Unsupported As sertions Urged Against It. SENATOR CLARKE'S GALLANT CONDUCT Ho Sustained the Combined Attack of tho Corporation Leaders How the Means ure Was Handled by the Contends Ing tacti Routine Work, Laxcorny, Neb., gram to'I'ne B ry senator answered toroll call this afternoon except Senator Halin, who was “delayed 1 reaching the state he by a late train, He came in half an hour later, and the senatorial quota was complete. Afterroll call an attempt made to dispense with the reading of the Journal. the motion to that effect belng made by a senator from the independent side. Sen- ator Graham objected, however, and the reading proceeded After the roading of the journal the regu- lar order of business was taken up The committee on judiciary vepor Spe d senate file No. 802 with the recommendation that it be advanced to a thi reading. Senator Dale stated that he was not inclined to assist in passing He 1 ny billat the present time. lo the point of order that it would, require a two-thivds vote to advance the bill to a third reading and demanded tha ayes aud nays. On roll call the motion was lost Senate files Nos , 180, 187, 72, 214 and were then reported and by the recommendation of the judiciary committes placed on the general file, cnator Lobeck then called up a resolution red by himself some weeksago, directing the secretary of the senate todraw vouchers on the incidental fund for the payment of the contested election expenses in the follow- 188, 255, 190, ¢ 218 ing amounts: C. O. Lobeck, #3005 Chuarles Clarke, £300; Max Moyer, #30); J. C. Brennan, £300; H. M. Waring, stenographer, 3: S, L. Johuson, 300, 300; 5. W. Christy, Over Paylng Contest Expenscs. Somethiug of a discussion followed the reading of the resolution. The chair held that under the rules of thesenate the resolu- tion would have to be read on three separate days. e believed t this was the second reading, Senator Stewart then moved that the resolution be ordered engrossed fora third reading. Senator Harris raisad the point of order that the resolution contained an appropriation and crofore conld not originate in the senate. s point of order was soon found to be without foundation, as Senator Pope had no dificulty in convine- ing him that the incidental fuud had alroady been appropriated. Harris then moved to lay the resolution on the table, but this was not agreed to. Senator Clarke then moved to amend by striking out the payment of the claims of the men who were defeated in the contest. The chair held that the resolution was not ger- mane to the original motion. Themotion to order the resolution engrossed for third read- ing w d to S not agre on motion of Lobeck, the matter was referred to the cominittee of the whole without objection after the licutenant governor had assured the always suspicious independents that house roll No. 33 would in uo wise be en- dangered by such action. Took Up the Railroad Bl The proper time having arvived, the sen- ate, at 315, resolved itselt into committee of the whole to cousider the maximum rate bill, Scnator North being called to the chai Before the clerk commenced to read, Sen- ator Darner moved to dispense with the reading of that part of the bill which in- cludes what is known the “Nebraska classification.” This part of the bill com- prises 150 pages of the printed bill. The in- dependents tried all day Saturday to have the reading of this portion of the bill omitted, but they lacked the necessary votes to carry their motions to that effect. They had bet- ter luck today, however, for Scnators Ev- erett, Clarke, Hale and Thomsen yoed with them, and the reading of the classification was suspended m spite of the objections of several republican senators who have all along opposed the bill, “The amendnionts to the first the thivd section, which fixes rates, recommended by the commiitive, wore adopted. ‘The smendments make o shght increase in the rates, On motion of Senator Mullen, chairman of the senate railroad committee, ull railroads built in Nebruska after Junuary 1, 1887, wnd before Decomber 31, 1500, were exempted from the provisions of the bill, six lines of tho maximum ‘nate railroad pe Oltered w Substitute, At the cor lusion of the reading of the I Senat fatie who nhad as usual taken Senator Novih's place in the ehair, in- quired whether there were any amendments. Senators Pope aud Clarke we at once on their feet, but Pove canght the chairman's oye instant in advance and sent to the deslk @ substitute for the whole bill. The substitute was what is known as a “com- modity bill” and fixes rates on_heavy shipnicnts such as grain, live stock, coal, lumber, sult, ete., providing a maximum rate on these commodities, During the reading of Popels amendment o Mullen asked the auPhor what per- centase of reduction was contemplated by the bill, nator Pope was not ber when the inguiry Senator Da 1o 1 tiousness that the o bill was probably as and had left the in the senate cham- vas made and this led in a spirit of face- ¢ of the substitute amed of his mcasure Pope soon retuenced and voluntoered the statement thut the bill made a reduction from 10 to 1214 per cent After the bill had bgen read nearly half through Senator Stewart called the attens tion of the senate to the fact that its pro- posed rates were in_every instance higher than the ones now in force, as reported by State Board of 1ransportation the & e N ot ohtatde AtLOINONS A1 D6 PPope insisted that Stewart was quotin f'::," Rumber of M orR L | from the wrong sehedule, but .\In\nu'{ mmnfi- Y - o | tained that he was right i showed the Death of W Hastings Mecehant, rute per ¢ 1 cattle and hogs estublished Hastings, Neb, March 27.—[Special to | by the Saline county senstor's measure was Tk Ber.) - Arthur W. gues of the fiem of | #10 per car hizher than the present rates for Jones Bros, wholesale® hurness, died this | the sume distauce | moruing al his residence on Chicago uvenue Clarke ¢ and D strect Senator Clar de red that the pub- T —— lished schedule of rates only included those Aaxtoy, Pa., March The Elm Payk | 10 terminal points like Omaha, Lincoln, Ne- A ¥ M ¥ % | bragka City, Fremont and Beatrice, and Methodist church, damaged §100,000 by tire | that when i local shipper wanted rates the Decomber %, was burned to the ground this | railroads made them o it the occasion, He morning by an incendisry fire. Loss, | further asseried that Pope's smendment did 20,000, uot meet Lhe demunds of the people and I8 was ”