Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 13, 1894, Page 5

DID NOT WEAR NMALE ATUIRE Mrs, Reid of Lincoln Denies the Story of Mrs, Birney. TRIAL OF A ST, LOUIS WOMAN AT LINCOLN Having Made the ged with Perjury for an Afdavit Reflecting pon Conduct of a Capital City Lady. March 12.—(Special to The the Bonacum trial has Judge en 0 well filled as it LINCOL, Bee,)—Not since Bpencer’s court room by ‘was this forenoon when the case of the state wgalnst Mrs. Birney was called. Mrs ney In accused of perjury, in that she filed an affidavit in the case In which Mrs, Reld, & comfortable widow of this city, sues W. H Nelson of Fremont for $10,000 damages for breach of promise. In the affidavit sho made the that Mre ‘was in the habit of g in male attire, and, while so masquerading, would visit boarding houses where she sus- pected that Nelson might be hiding. She also declared that on one asion Mrs, Reid became 80 inflamed with passion over Nel- son's perfidy that she seized an axe and chopped an onk essing case to splinters. These assertions, made with all the formality of a legal document, and clinchod w oath, were too much for Mrs. Reid, and she swore out a warrant for Mrs. Birney's arrest on the charge of perjufy. A detective went to St. Loufs and placed the fair defendant wunder arrest and brought her to Lincoln last Thursday. The trial was first set for Satur- day and then postponed until this forenoon. When the case was called A rney Strode and County Attorney Woodward appeared for the state, while Mrs. Birne was de- fended by L. C. Burr. Nelson sat in the room an amused spectator and a whole crowd of curious men were present. Mrs. Reid testified first for the state. She stated that Mrs. Dirney had been her housckeeper trom July 18, 1895, until last Christmas, when she left very suddenly, She testified that she had never split up a folding bed or a dressing case; that when Nelson to board at her house he brought with him a folding bed. He was sick for a long time and when he recovered he sttied his bill and she allowed him $10 for the bed After Nelson left her house she learned that ho proposed to claim the bed, whereupon &he gave it to her mother and has never seen it since, although she has had two de- tectives, one from St. Louls aud the other from Nebraska City, to scarch for it. Ekg denied emphatieally, and with much feeling, the assertion that she had masqueraded in male attire. MORE DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. Something of a4 scnsation was sprung by the Board of Public Works this forenoon when the chairman of that body notified Water Commissioner Percival that the hydrants being put in by Cooper & Cole Bros. on the new extensions of the city water mains were not according to contract. Last week the board rojected the valves furnished by Dean & Horton because the contract called for one valye and the contractor fur- nished anotl The council ordered the inferior valves pyt in notwithstanding the fact that they were not ac- cording to contract and the imposition would have been completed had not Mayor Welr interposed his veto. The action of the board this forenoon created a great stir. The contract for furnishing the hydrants was awarded to Cooper & Cole Bros. The firm agreed to furnish the Matthews hydrant at $2975 each. After the hydrants had been delivered and two of them set Chairman Dinges discovered that the contractors had palmed off Galyin hydrants for the Matthews. The Galvin hydrants were greatly inferior and the firm would have turned a neat penny by the trade, for the contract called for thirty-four hydrants. The matter will come up before the council tomorrow evening. WORKMEN' ENTER A PROTEST. A delegation of fifty unemployed luborers called upon Mayor Weir this forenoon to pro- test against the manner in which Water Commissloner Percival had been engaging _help to-lay the new water mains. They claimed that the water commissioner gave & marked preference to the men who lived in the Fifth ward; that he kept one gang of men at work all the time instead of giving employment to all a few days at a time, ac- cording to the understanding of the mayor and council; that he so juggled the wage schedule that the men received but $1.40 per day, when the council agreed to pay $1.50; that he gave preference to Russians and that he gavo single men employment when men of families were turned away. The mayor informed the protesting workmen that as the water commissioner was clected by the people he was responsible only to the people. They would have (o see him. The workmen went In a body to the office of the water commissioner, but he could not be found. A groat many of them expressed themselves quite freely to The Bee, and asserted in so many words that the water commis- sloner, who is a candldate for renomination with plenty of opposition in his own ward, was engaging Fifth ward men to work on the city improvements with a view of secur- ing thelr support in the primaries. It is but justice to the water commissioner, however, 1o say that other parties have been equally positive that the workmen were all con- trolled by Fifth ward statesmen, and that while the delegation of unemployed was en- deavoring to find the commissioner another laboring man was Insisting to a group of his fellows that the Third ward men were the only ones who had any chance of securing employment. It is pretty evident, however, that most of the workmen employed on tho public works were descended from people who have populated the valleys of the Volga for centurios and the English languago would stand poor show with a majority of them. One of the men connected with the water department informed The Bee that of the 140 men now employed by the commis- sioner over 100 of them were Russians, APPLIED THE MADSTONE. Lincoln has suddenly leaped into a new prominence. It has been discovered that the city possesses a madstone, and already patients have commenced flocking Into the city. On Saturday the litttle daughter of £mil Schott, living at Osceola, was bitten »y a dog which was unquestionably afflicted with the rables. Mr. Schott telegraphed o Dotective Malone for information con- cerning the whereabouts of a madstone. The dotective was personally acquainted -with the possessor of a madstone, at present living at Carrolton, Mo., ~and he replled to the Osceola man with a letter df Introduction, From another Kource, however, Mr. Schott learned th Alexander Hogeland, the “nowsboy’s friend, had a madstone, and consequently he brought his little girl to this city. The stone adhered to the wound four hours, and when it fell away was full of virus. A Nebraska City man bitten yesterday by a hog, which soon afterwards died with spasms, came to Lincoln on the first train to interview th madstone, but the stone refused to have any. thing to do with the Nebraska man. HOT POLITICS IN THE FIFTH WARD. The municipal campalign in Lincoln is boil- Ing hot and the statesmen are especlally active in the blg Fifth ward, which com- prises a large portion of the business quar- tors of the city. The regular republican caucus was held Saturday evening, at vhich the usual stirring resolutions were adopted. Among others was a resolution favoring the city ownership of the garbage crematory and electric lighting plant and opposing any extension of the present lighting contract. The delegation was given to Cochran for police judge, Barr Parker for counsilinan, Dobson for clty englneer, Percival for water commissioner and Ludden for the school board. The resolution opposing the cxtansion of the eloctrle lighting plant and favering olty ownership of an electric lighting plant has raised the opposition of the Lincoln Gas company, and as a result a rival delegation 18 In tho fleld today, the new delegation sup- porting Barras for water commissioner and endorsing the other caucus nominees. The primaries are In progress this afternoon and the contest ts exceedingly animated, PREPARING FOR TRIAL. A. 8. Jones, the Sprague man who killed his friend last month and surrendered hims selt to Sherit Miller yestorday afternoon, still declines to discuss the tragedy. His father arrived from Henry county, Missourl, this morning, while his wife and her father came in later in the foremoon. The four wembers of the family have been in consuls assertion dre Bir- | Reld | tation most of the day. Several have callad at the jall, but If any of them have secured the privilege of Jones at his forthcoming trial they ing the fact entirely to themselve friend, Jardyne, continues to assist A the | councils. He is a sort of a second father to Jones and evidently has a great deal of in. fluence with bim, Jardyae is almost a typls 1 Missourian, although by birth be is a tehman. H has lived at Warrenton, about sixty miles west of St. Louls, for a great many years, and It was to him that Jones fled after the tragedy attornoys defending | are keep: Tmportant Cases Disposed OF BLOOMINGTON, Neb,, March 12.—(Special | to The Bee.)—District court in this county, | after having been in session two weeks, ad. journed. A large part of the court's time has been taken up with the case of the state inst James D. Gage, against whond infor« mation was fled for embezzlement and wrongfully recelving deposits after the Stats Bank of Franklin was known to be insolvent, and the case of Isaac Chapel for arson. The former case Is of general interest to Ne. | braskans from the fact of the defendant’s extensive acquaintance and political promi- nence. The jury, after having been out over thirty lours, falled to agree and were dise missed. A poll of the jury disclosed the fact that eleven were for acquittal and ono | for conviction The case against Isaac | Ohapel resulted in a verdict of not guilty, In February, 1893, the defendant was in dicted for atfempting to burn the large flour mill of Will & Polly at Naponee, Neb. The Chapels are among the oldest residents ot this county and have borne a good reputa. tion and been respected. The prosperity of the town of Naponee depends largely upon the mill, and Mr. Chapel s a large property holder in the town and a man now 79 years of age. Evidenc of Murder Discovered. BEATRICE, March 12.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Three lads who were out for a walk yesterday afternoon came upon a box partially buried in the mud and soft soil in a draw about a mile southeast of th city. Removing the lid, which had been securely fastened with scrows, it was found to con- tain the skeleton of a small child. There was a crushed place in the skull, which indi- cated that the child had been struck with some blunt instrument. After examining the bones the boys replaced the lid and re- ported the matter to the police. Today a couple of officers, accompanied by one of the boys, went out to the plac indicated and found the box as they had described it, but the skeleton had been spirited away. The box was about two fi ghteen inches wido and sixteen inches deep. There is not the slightest clew as to who is responsible for the body being buried where discovered. Despondency Leads to Suic GRAND ISLAND,Neb., March 12, Telegram to The Bee)—Thomas 1lo Abbott committed suicide last night hanging himself in the rear room of house. ~ Despondency is supposed to been the cause. Hoeshaw leav five children. BROKEN BOW, Neb., March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—Mrs. Wilson, who re- cently moved to this city from Anselmo, attempted to commit suicide Sunday nigh by taking poison. She is yet in a critical condition. She had written directions to the sheriff requesting that her furniture be sent to her sister in Illinois. A warrant of in- sanity has been filed against her, and it she recovers in all probability she will be sent to the asvium, (Spezial aw of by his have a wife and Revival at Teeumseh. TECUMSEH, Neb., March 12.—(Special to The Bee)—Revival meetings have been in | progress in this city for the past three weeks, and as a result ten converts have been added to the church’s membership. Two candidates were baptised in the Nemaha river near the city yesterday afternoon. Rev. T. D. Day lage of lowa, has had charge of the meeting: and at a recent mecting of the trustees of the church he was voted a call here. He accepted and will locate with his family hero. WILBER, Neb., March 12.—(Special to The Bee.)—The ‘mission at the Episcopal church closed last night. Archdeacon Sanford, as- sisted by the rector, Bernard Clarke, con- ducted it. PERU, Neb., March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The general merchandise store of W. W. Mardis of this place was broken into some time last night by thieves, who carried off nearly $400 worth of goods, con- sisting of jewelry, fancy and dry goods, to- bacco and a few other articles. Nothing has been heard as (o the thieves' where- abouts or what direction they went with their stolen goods. IRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 12.—(Spe- clal to The Bee.)—Burglars entered the resi- dence of Mr. Charles Menck yesterday and carrled away a lady's gold watch and a gold sugar spoon, leaving a lot of sliverware un- touched. Young Duck Hunter Killed, GRAND ISLAND, Neb., March 12.—(Spe- clal to The Bee.)—While William Lilienthal was hunting yesterday morning with a younger brother his gun was accidentally discharged, plowing a lole as blg as a dollar under the right collar bone, penetrat- ing the lungs. Death was instantaneous. The two boys were in blind, a flock of ducks flew up, the deceased grabbed his gun hur- riedly and in some manner it exploded. When news of the sad accident reached his home his mother fell into a swoon, caused by fright, and a physician had to labor two hours before she was revived. The young man was 21 years of age, his brother 18, Too Handy with His Pistol. ELKHORN, Neb., March 12.—(Speclal Tele- gram to The Bee)—William Schnacker of Kearney had his preliminary hearing in Justice court here today on the charge of shooting with intent to kill. He pleaded not gullty, although he does not deny the fact of discharging a revolver on the premises of: the prosecuting witness. The gun was fired for the purpose of intimidating the witness, who was after the prisoner with a shotgun He was bound over to the district court and in default of $2,000 bonds was sent to the county jail pending his trial Small Blaze at Wymore. WYWORE, Neb, March 12.—(Special to The Bee)—Last night fire was discovered in the rear of the Bank of Wymore in a room occupied by Misses Bacon and Me- Danfel, used for a millinery store. The stock was destroyed, but by prompt work the bullding was saved with .but slight damage. The loss is about $1,000; insurance, $1,500. U. 8. Court at Hustings. HASTINGS, March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Judge E. S. Dundy and a small crowd of United States district court offictals came down to Hastings today to hold the annual session of the court in Hast- ings. No cases were called up. The court stuck to its room and the court officia tered around the streets. Johnson County District Court TECUMSEH, Neb., March 12.—(Special to The Bee)—District court for Johnson county convened here this worning, with Judge Babcock in the chair. There are seventy- two civil cases on the docket, but no eriminal business. The work will consume about two weeks. Scarlet Fever at Hendersor HENDERSON, Neb,, March 12.~(Speclal to The Bee.)—A young child of Isaac Wall dled here last Thursday of scarlet fever. Two more children in the same family are down with the disease. Quarantine measures are contemplated o of Bank OMolals, NEWMAN GROVE, Neb., March 12,—(Spe- clal to The Bee)—The Newman Grove State bank directors met Saturday night and John A. Bloomqulest was elecied president in place of J. W. Primmer, who retires on ac- count of poor health, Injured In u Kunaway, HASTINGS, March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—A young man named Schwartz, living several miles in the country, was thrown by & runaway team against a tree | today and suffered a fractured leg. et L Dr. Meyer's Trial. NEW YORK, March A motlon was granted today transferring the case ot Dr Henry C. F. Meyer, charged with the polson- ing of Gustave Brandt, from the court of oyer and terminer to the general sessions. Meyer had a mistrial In December. He will be tried some time during April, THE OMAHA DAILY REE: e —————————————— e — 'BOUTELLE NOT SATISFIED Maine Man Insists that His Questions Have Not Been Fairly Answered. VIEWS ON SECRETARY HERBERT'S REPLY of Ideas as to th inistration and o Talks of Confu Power of the A Laughs at th Tnstanced. rocedents WASHINGTON, March 12.—Representative Boutelle of Maine has made public his opin- fon on the report of Secretary Herbert to Mr. Houtelle's resolution asking by what author- ity Mr. Blount was placed in charge of the naval forces at Honolulu, Mr. Boutello says “The secretary's letter shows afresh the seeming confusion of ideas as to the limita- tions of official power that has permeated the present administration. In asserting the president’s constitutional prerogative, as com mander-in-chief of the army and appears to lose sight of the fact that such authority can be exercised only in accordance with law and that the discretionary power vested In the commander-in-chief can no more be delegated to an authorized agent than can be the power of the president to approve bills or veto legislation, “The irrelevancy of the few precedents is as: obvious as the evidently laborious ran- sacking of the records to find them. “It is amusiog,” said Mr. Boutelle, “to note that this administration is driven to find the only semblance of precedence for its actfon in some orders issued during the famous San Domingo episode. Secretary Herbert invokes the letter of Secre'ary Rob son in 1868 of the steamer Alhany directing the captain to receive on board the three en- voys sent by the president to San Domingo. informing him that General Babcock would have certain orders from the president, and with an evident looseness of phraseology in- structed the captain to ‘conform to all his wishes and orders and to convey him to such points as he desired to visit.’ While the wording of the letter was liable to broader construction, the whole context shows that the intent was to allow the movements of the ship as a conveyance to be determined by the wishes and there was no suggestion of plac- ing the navy under a civilian for any mili- tary operation, as in the Blount case. “And that is all Secretary Herbert has been able to find in a_hundred years of naval operation to justify the placing of the ubso- luto command of an admiral and fleet in the hands of a civilian with the power to land troops or embark them; to evacuate Hono- Lulu or open fire upon it and who did arbitrary military control of the nav peremptorily ordered its flag to be hauled down. “The sccretary’s letter entirely fails to Justify an act he must know was in flagrant Violation of the law, open contempt of the explicit terms of the navy regulations, and destruetive to the fundamental principles upon_which the maintenance of good order and discipline must depend. “As a lawyer he knows that even if iso- lated cases could be found of unwarranted assumption of power by secretaries called Into office from civil life, their action would furnish no excuse for future violations of the law, and it seems that any one who had a commission in any military service must understand the absolute necessity for re- stricted military and naval command within the limitations of organic responsibility."” INDIAN APPROPRIATIONS, navy, he Amount the New Bill Will Carry—Measures of Economy. WASHINGTON, March 12.—The Indian ap- propriation bill is likely to be reported this week. Chairman Holman of the committee having it in charge expects that the total appropriation will be $1,000,000 less than that of last year, which will make the bill a trifle above $6.000,000. This saving has been made against rather spirited opposition from Representative Wilson of Washington and other members of the committee, who feel satisfied that the bill should be brought up to the mark of former bills when the meas- ure gets before the house. In cutting down the allowances Mr. Hol- man Las given attention to many of the branches in which the Indian service is di- vided, There is a reduction on the item for Indian schools. This is not based on any opposition to the Indian school system, but is made by cutting down the allowances for such schools as do not have their full quota of pupils. Efforts have also been made to cut down the expensa of Indian agencies by consolidat- ing them. It has been urged that in some states having two or three agencies the work could be better done at a central agency. This_consolidation Is being opposed in the committee on the ground that the value of the agents would be lessened if they were glven roving commissions to go around a state, from agency to agency, with a divided responsibility. Those who oppose the change say that the Indian agency system has been purged of its former taint of irregularity and corruption and has been brought to such a stage of efficiency that it should not now be disturbed by experiments in consolida- tion based on economy at the expense of efficiency. In case the consolidations are effected in the forthcoming bill there will e vigorous resistance on the floor of the house of representatives from the states where the Indians live. Another line of proposed reduction 1s on the special agents of the Indian bureau and the Interior department, who form a sort of secret service in the Indian system. Mr. Holman thinks there are too many of these special agents, and he urges a material re- duction in the force. This has been opposed, however, on the ground that the rapld ab: sorption of Indian lands by the government and the steady encroachment of the whites makes it particularly important that the special agents should be kept up to thelr present number. They have been termed “'the eyes of the department” by one of tho members of the committee, as their duty s to watch all transactions between the gov- ernment and the Indians, and to keep the authorities at Washington informed. They are the mediums of overcoming fraud against the Indians or against the govern- ment. A plan of curtalling expenses, which meots with general favor in the committee, 1s that for the consolidation of warehouses and sup- ply depots for Indian rations and supplies At present there is an extensive warehouse and plant at New York, which makes it necessary to store goods far from the Indian country.” Chicago will be the main and only depot for supplies, as it is so located as to take advantage of the prevailing market rates and s also” easy of access to the Indlan country. J CE WHITE INDUCTED, sonator from Loulslana Takes on the Supreme Bene WASHINGTON, March 12.—The Induction into office of the new associate justice, ex- Senator White of Loulslana, attracted a large attendance to the supreme court today, as the ceremony always does. There has been an unusually large number of oppor- tunities to witness this ceremony In the last few yoars. Not for many years have there been so many vacancies and consequent inductions of +justices to seats on the bench In 80 short a period as in the last and present administrations. Justices Brewer, Brown, Shiras and Jackson have all taken thelr 'seats since President Cleveland's former term of office. The ceremony of in duction of Justice White was very simple, but impressive. Justico White had taken advantage of the sHght delay In taking his seat after his appointment to provide himself with his own robe of office and did not have to bor- row a robe, s most of his associates have done. As the hour of noon approached there was no standing room to be had in the court room and the corridor outside was filled with the disappointed ones. A large number of distingulshed men were in the court room. The seats to the left of the bench were reserved for the ladies of the supreme court and thelr guests. Among those who is Seat TUESDAY, MARCH I3, 1894. =I.l.l.l.l.l CHONOGNONONONCIONONONONONONONONONONONOEOLONS o Still disheartenings come thronging, I chance to roam, And although I've got some money, Still not quite enough, my honey To meet the merchant's high pric When we furnish up our home “Then," sald Mary, “do not worry, Though to wed we're in no hurry, Still the sooner w Best for you and I I can tell you where the place is That all Omaha graces, Where the.e's furniture in plenty, The prices are not high. Easy Terms. 810 worth of goods,31.00 per w or $1.00 per month. $25 week or $6.00 per month. week or $8.00 per month. $75 wortly of goods, week or $10.00 per month. weok or $15.00-per month $200 week or $20.00 per month. 1l oHOEEIGROR “Ah" sald John, “for that I'm longings Everything s 8o expensive wheresoe'er Have you ever-heard the story, full of love and pride and glory How a pair of happy sweethearts made their minds up to get wed? In the garden sat sweet Mary, bright and gay as any fairy And beside lier John was sitting, listening to the words she said. AT THE Ve are settled, "twill be and “Now, Dein Fistups, YOURKE ABOUT 70 BEG/Y MARRIED Li# £, TRKE Y. ADVICE~ By Yok FURNITY, ES FURMTUne & CoppET ; Why They Got Married. “John," said she, ‘‘Look not o lonely, don't you know I love you only? Let us banish all forebodings, and While the twilight shades aro falling and the whipporwill is calling Let us lay our plans together for o As t Into E » Whe You Can buy goods at their store. And That St Dining room and parlor sets Everything in cholce selection, Set Th Tha* ¢80, dear John,” said pretty Mary, -‘things don’t look so contrary There's a bright and golden future yet in store for ma and you, And though we can’t afford a carriage, let us not put off our marriage Our happiness compl eted shows what the People’s Furniture and Carpet Co. ca do. America’s Largest and Most Progressive House Furnishers. ek worth of goods, $1.50 per $50 worth of goods, $2.00 per $2.50 per 3100 worthrof goods, $4.00 per worth of goods, 85.00 per A World’s Fair Portfolio City. question th o170 of th I ry With every purchaso of $75 and over With every purchaso of $100 and over Formerly People's Mammoth Installment House. HOHOLHOHONCHNCHRONGHAR Miss White, sister of the now justice, Mrs.:Fuller, Mrs. Harlan, Mrs. Shiras, Mrs. Brewer, Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs. Bissell, Miss Strong, Mrs. Prouty and a large number of others. Senator Vilas, between whom and Senator White a cordial intimacy has existed, was a spectator, as were also” Senators White of California, Stewart, Lindsay, Mitchell of Oregon and quite a large number of members of the house. The ceremony of installation was soon over. The court filed into the room and took its place, all being-present but Justice Jackson, who is still detained in the south Dby illness. The new justice had previously been sworn in by the chief justice in the clerk’s office. When the court had been seated and opened with the usual announcement, Chief Justice Fuller announced that Justice White nt and ready to take the oath of office. The candidato was seated just be- hind Clerk McKinney, who thereupon arose and read the commission by the president. Justice White then arose and read the oath of office in a dellberate manner and with clearness and distinction, every one in the court room standing. The quiet in the court room was then broken by the rustle of garments as every one was geated and Justice White passed around behind the bench to the left hand end, where Justice Shiras, his neighbor on the bench, shook hands with him, ocupled them were: BERING S8EA MATTERS. England nnd the United States Trying Hard to Keach Somo Agreement, WASHINGTON, March 12, — Secretary Gresham and Sir Julian. Pauncefote, tho English ambassador, are having many cons sultations in an effort to arrange matters so as to give effect to the findings of the arbl. trators in the Bering sea case. The bill recently introduced in the house of repre. sentatives by Mr. McCreary, at the instance of Secretary Gresham, is but one step on the road to a final settlement. That measure, which defines the limits of the two zones within which seals may not be taken at all, or only under certain conditions, applies solely to vessels sailing undor the American flag. As soon as it shall become a law a bill of similar tenor will be introduced in the British Parliament. That body is not now in session, but it will be in a short time, and, it is believed here, that there will be no delay In securing the necessary legislation, Further than this, it will be”necessary to negotlate a treaty between the United States and Great Britain to make binding the res sults of the arbitration, and to this end efforts aro now in Progress. The principal object to be secured from our point of view 15 a binding agreement as to the punishments to be meted out to offenders, and, especially, to bring within the reach of our laws'the pelagic sealera under the British flag. ‘It would be of little avail to selze these ctafts and carry them to port only to have thgm discharged by the judiciary. And as congtess has no power to legislate in the case af British subjects, it becomes necessary to-seek authority by treaty for the seizureof offenders of this nationality. i There 15 some quoestfon as to whether or not the modus vivemdi will continue in operation even after theé' enactment of the legislation now pending before congress and before Parliament. In :-some quarters the view is taken that thissagreement will con- tinue in full force untif the very last measure necessary to give effegt’ to the arbitrators' findings have been adapted. It this view should' prevail it would;bear very hard upon our interests, for it would oblige the North Amerlcan Seal compady to confine its catch to 7,500 skins, to their severe loss, and would also deprive oy government of the bonus of $10 per skin, which it would receive from the 50,000 skins Which might be taken in other ciroumstances. This sum, aggrega- ting $500,000, would g0 a long way tow defraying tho expense of maintaining the flest of naval and revenue marine vessels on police duty in Bering sea, and, besides, It 18 a question whether the government would not be liable to the seal company for its losses sustained by reason of the undue restriction upon its operations imposed by the modus vivendi, Nine Million Packages of Seeds. WASHINGTON, Mareh 12.—The annual distribution of seed by the Agricultural de- partment will be completed at the end of this month. Practically all of the 100 tem- porary employes engaged in the work will be dropped from the rolls at that time. The total number packages of ds sent out from the time the annual distribution com. menced late last year will aggregate 9,- 000,000, MADELINE IN A SWOON (Continued from First Page.) Miss Pollard as to who was the father of the child?" Colonel Breckinridge leaned forwar breaking in eagerly: “I object to that, and his attorneys chorused the objection. “State the objection,” sald the judge. Mr. Wilson said that the question had been carefully guarded. The objection was admitted, and, after more cross-fire, Dr. Parsons said: I called upon Colonel Hreck- inridge at his residence on M street with a bill to Miss Pollard for my services. He forwarded the payment of the bill to me.” She ha¢ seen Colonel Breckinridge and Miss Pollord together on the street. In response to cross-examination, the doc- tor sald she told Colonel Breckinridge that she had kept the bill for several weeks until paid; had heard that he was Miss Pollard’s suardian and asked him to pay it. After the brief cross-examination of this witness the legal controversy held over the dapositions was renewed, Mr. Butterworth, for Colonel Breckinridge, moving to suppress a deposition taken for the plaintiff in Lex ington March 7. Notice, he said, had been served on Mr. Shelby, who was then an attorney in the case, having only appeared for the defendant on one or two occasions, when_depositions were taken under special authority. Affidavits by Colonel Breckinridge, his son, Desha_Breckinridge, and his partner, Attors ney Shelby, were read at considerable length, regarding the defendant’s arrange. ments with counsel, which did not seem altogether relevant in part, Judge Bradley once interrupting to inquire: ‘“‘What has that got to do with this matter? IT CAUSED A ROW. The main point made was that notice ot the depositions should have been given to Colonel Breckinridge's lawyers in Washing. ton, Mossrs. Thompson & McKenney. Mr. Butterworth argued at length and then Mr. Johnson replied for the plaintiff, referring rather sarcastically to what he termed the peculiar proceedings in Kentucky, and the peculiar manner of the connection of tho Kentucky attorneys to the case, who had ap. peared generally in the preliminary proceeds ings for the advantage of the defendant, but whose connection in matters to his disads vantage had secret qualifications. Speaking of the depositions for Colonel Breckinridge, neither the defendant nor Attorneys Totton, Thompson & McKenney had appeared, but always the Kentucky attorneys, of whom it was now said that they had not been attor- neys of rocord. Mr. Johnson characterized tho objection as a plece of chicanery, insos lence and effrontery. When Mr. Johnson had finished his argu- ment, Judge Bradley said the court would adjourn. Mr. Shelby of Kentucky, of whom Mr. Johnson had spoken sharply, jumped to his feet saying: “Will your honor allow me,” but Judge Bradley adjourned court As soon as he had done so, Colonel Breck- inridge stepped up before the bench and ad- dressed him about some matter, but the judge waved him aside with an expression of annoyance on his face An exciting scene, indicating the intense feeling which exists between the counsel on the opposing sides, occurred just outside court room _when the court adjourned for day. Mr. Shelby, of counsel for the de- ence, rebuked Mr. Johnson, of counsel for the plaintiff, for his harsh criticism of Mr, Iby during the course of the afternoon’s proceedings. Hot words followed, and before the outcome could be stopped Mr. Shelby struck Mr. Johnson a blow. Mr. Carlisle camo to the assistance of Mr. Johnson and in a moment the lawyers on each side were in- volved in what would undoubtedly have been a lively fracas had not the cool-headed In the crowd of members of the bar which sur- rounded the angry lawyers interfered and separated the combatants The affair created somewhat of a sensation and added to the remarkable incidents of the day. Judge Bradley stated he would Investigate the trouble in the morning and fine offending persons for contempt of court, Will Oppose Breekinridge for C LEXINGTON, Ky., March 12.—This after- noon at the Lexington opera house, what promises the hottest congressional campalgn known In the Ashland district since 1878, was duly inaugurated in a speech from William C. Owens of Scott county. Owens was the first to enter the race against Con gressman Breckinridge, and will be the first to open the flerce battle for the seat in con- gress now occupled by the defendant in the celobrated breach of promise suit in prog ress at Washington, which Is attracting the ross. Hon. the | | attention of the whole country. In 1878 Fa Marshall ran as an_independent candidate against Hon. J. C. Blackburn and was de- feated. The place now beini sought by Mr. Owens, Hon. Evan Settle, and the incumbent has been graced by such men as Henry Clay, Thomas A. Marshall, Richard Menifee, John J. Crittenden, John C. Breckinridge, James 8. Beck, Joseph O. Blackburn and W. C. P. Breckinridge. Colonel Breckinridge is now serving his fifth term. S — MUNICIPAL TICKETS NAMED. Nebraska ‘Clty Democrats Nominato Can- idates for the City Offices. NEBRASKA CITY, March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—The democrats held their city convention this afternoon and placed in nomination the following ticket: Mayor, D. P. Rolfe; clerk, H. M. Boydston; treasurer, 0. N. Watson; police judge, H. Aird; councilmen, First ward, Mike Baue Second, William Hawke; Third, Fred Fos Fourth, W. A. Cornutt; Board of Education, George W. Hawke, W. M. Clary and Dr. Claude Watson. Mr. Rolfe states positively that he will not accept the nomination. In this event the central committee will proba- bly select John J. Teten. DECATUR, Neb., March 12.—(Special to The Bee.)—The people’s party at the caucus Saturday evening nominated F. J. Griflin, H. D. Byram, George J. White, John G. Ashley and D. W. Ettleman as councilmes These men favor high license in preference to the bootlegging systom of the past year. The better class of citizens will support the above ticket and the saloon keeper will prose- cute the bootlegger. BROKEN BOW, Neb., March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—An anti-license con- ntion was held in this city Saturday night. These officers were nominated: Mayor, Dr. J. J. Pickett; city clerk, J. B. Jones; treas- urer, J. M. Kimberling; police judge, L. J. Gandy; engineer, B. 1. McClure; councilmen, M. M. Parkhurst, H. H. Wirt, R. B. Glass and L. E. Kirkpatrick. HASTINGS, March 12.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—Caucuses of the ropublicans and Law and Order league were held here tonight to select delegates to the conven- tions to be held respectively Wednesday and Friday. L WESTERN PENSIONS, Veterans of the Late War Romembered by the Government, WASHINGTON, March 12.—(Special to The Bee,)—Pensions granted, issue of March 1, were: Nebraska: Original—Bentley Crabb, Lex- Ington, Dawson. Increase—William S. Work- man, Juniata, Adams; Thomas Chandler, Sutton, Clay, Relssue—Foxwell Fletcher, Fletcher, Washington. Original widows, ete.—~Lucinda Brittan, Plattsmouth, Cass; Agnes Zanuck, Neligh, Antelope, Towa Original—Willlam D. Ferr Moines, Polk. Increaso—Allen W. Central City, Linn; Corydon R. Dysart, Tama Rels: George Phillips, Brooklyn, Poweshiek; Charles Perkins, Man chester, Delawar Relssue and increase Adam Turnbull, Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Original widows, ete.—Mary J. Miller, Lucas, Lucas; Sarah Henderson, Agency, Wapello. South Dakota: Original—Moses Brough, Andover, Day. North 'Dakota: Original—John A. Merry, Washburn, McLean; George J. Henry, Lud: den, Dickey Colorado: Increasc—Joseph Raaf, Diwkins, Pueblo, Original widows, etc.—Harriet B, Bish, Hyde, Washington, e Seth Bowland Discharged Seth Bowland, colored, arrested Sunday on suspicion of having held up Miss Edholm Friday night, was discharged in police court yesterday. Miss Edholm failed to identify him as her assailant and there was no evi. dence pointing to his guilt. 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