Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 15, 1894, Page 5

et g g g LAID 1T ON THE REPORTER Lincoln Asy'um Investigation Develops Bome Queer Phases of Character, SOURCE OF THE CHARGES A MYSTERY All Witnosses Examin that They Mad Personal K the Alle Mistreatment Eugene Montgomery. ed Deny Emphatically owledge of of od LINCOLN, July 14.—(Special to The Bee.) ~The continuation of the tnvestigation into the charges made against the management of the Lincoln asylum today developed the fact that there are a number of people In the capital who will say many things to a reporter which they are not willing to re- peat under the fire of an examining board. After the reporter who bLad written the article had given the source of his {nforma- tion the par contributing thereto were called, but denfed that they had any per- sonal knowledge of any Il treatment of Bugene Montgomery while at the hospital. One of them, Dr. Tucker, was vehement in his denial that he had ever sald a word about the case except on the witness stand Mayor Weir was the most mportant wit- ness this morning, but he could only speak of a conversation he had with J. A. Buck- during which the latter made serious charges against the institution, Half a dozen or more attendants were put on the stand, and under the examination of the at- torney general gave a detalled description of the treatment of patlents at the hospital and of Eugene Montgomery in particular, but none of them knew of any harsh usage of any inmate at any time, Visitors to the state fair this year are promised an unusual attraction in the shape of a grand spectacular entertainment similar to the Paine productions, but on a scale rather more elaborate. The contracts have been signed and preliminary work is In progress. The {dea Is to transform a portion of Burlington Beach into a minjature Venice, with all its historic buildings faithfully re- produced, with the Grand canal, a number of lagoons and other features of the famous city a portion of the scenery. It is proposed which will staff in Oma to build an auditorium accom- modate 10,000 people, a large portion of it seated with orchestra chairs, to have a stage which will furnish space for 400 par- tieipants in the pageant. The costuming of the actors and the stage fittings are to be on a most elaborate scale, with a myriad of electric lights to illumine a representation of the Carnival of Venice. The state band or some other organization of equal excellence will furnish the music and there are to be any number of gorgeous processions, with specialty performances on the stage in the rear. It is estimated that the production will cost upwards of $25,000. Tho Lincoln base ball team has made a proposition to donate to the State band half the proceeds of one of the games. K CONTRACT. REPUDIATED T Gage County OfMcials Invite Some Expensive Litigation from Towa Parties. BEATRICE, July 14.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—County Attorney Sabin filed with the Board af Supervisors today a written opinion declaring illegal the contract entered into by Gage county with the George B. King Bridge company of Des Moines, Ia. There are a number of grounds upon which he bases the opinion, chief of which are that the contract was made at a time when the tax levy for bridge purposes was exhausted and that the contract for a number of bridges was let at one time instead of ad- vertising each letting as required by statute. The board will refuse payment of amounts due under the contract, and expensive litiga- tion will undoubtedly follow, as the sum in- ‘volved is about $25,000. There is wide differ- ence of opinion as to the final outcome of the matter, some belleving that it will result in the saving of several thousand dollars to the county, while others believe just as firmly that the bridges, having been built and accepted, will have to be paid for in accord- ance with the terms of the contract. Saild a Good Word for Fremont. FREMONT, Neb., July 14.—(Speclal to The Bee)—The gayly decorated excursion train of the Union Pacific ploneers, on their way to Columbus, passed Fremont at 10 o'clock this morning. There were fifteen well loaded cars enlivened by the music of the Union Pacific band, and during the stop at the depot L. A. Lillie, president of the organization, dolivered a pretty speech from tho depot platform. He said: “I want to say to you people of Fremont that the pi- oneers have no kick on this town. We chese to go a little farther out to see a little more of this glorious sunlit valley of the Platte. There is none richer or fairer, no place on God's green earth where ten hours’ work will produce more for the comfort and sustenance of man that right here in Dodge county, and I say to you, Fremont is bound up with our people as no other town can be, bound In an endearing bond of friendship. Many happy thoughts rise up at this moment and plead for utterance, but I cannot speak them, sighs of regret and tears of joy choke my volce.” His stalwart comrades bore the old pioneer to the cars, and the train pulled out. 1t Not Only Rained but It Voured. DECATUR, Neb., July 15.—(Special to The Bee,)—Preposterous though it may seem, an Omaha Indian, known for his rain-making qualities, went to a prosperous farmer named George Anderson, who lives three miles north of here, and told him if he would give him some money he would make it rain. Ander- son, having about 1,000 acres of corn planted, was naturally interested, told him to go ahead and if it rained he could get money. So the Indlan started in and kept up all sorts of motions throughout the entire day, and that night, Mr. Anderson says, it rained harder than he had seen it for a long time. More Raln Wanted Yet. HENDERSON, Neb., July 14.—(Special to The Bee)—A gentle, refreshing rain fell here for two hours this morning. Corn has been suffering from drouth for the past four or five days, but is still in excellent condi tion, and with favorable ralns from now on will' make the largest crop ever had, the acreage being fully 25 per cent larger than usual. Wheat and oats are making from one-third to two-thirds of a crop, with the quality good. The milk supply for the treamery has fallen off appreciably in the last ten days owing to the dry condition of the pastures. s Second Sunstroke. GRAND ISLAND, July 14.—(Special to The Bee.)—Michael Meyer, a laborerer on a farm elght miles northeast of this city, was th yietim of sunstroke yesterday afternoon an for over two hours remained unconscious. He Is at presont in an improved condition but is at times very delirious. This is th second shock he has received former one belng about ten years ago. The effects of that remained with him for nearly two years and this stroke Is more severe than the former. The attending physician believes, however, that he will pull through. Grand Istand's Are Light Troubles. GRAND ISLAND, July 14.—(Special to The Bee.)—Tho electric light of the city was shut down last night. The city council took this position owing to the fact that the com- pany would not make a reasonable contract and a movement s claimed to be well under way to establish another plant in the city. The council has been paying $400 per month for twenty-five arc lights, which were out nearly one-half of the time. Antelope County Republican Call. NELIGH, eb.,, July 14.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—The republican county central committee met here today and issued the call for the county convention, to be held August 18, and recommended the primaries to be held August 11 Rebekah lodge No. 86, Independent Order of Odd Fellows, held a picnic in the fair grounds park last evening and had an on- Joyable time. Unlon Puel FREMONT, Neb,, July 15 gram to The Bee)—The Federated assocla- e tion of Unfon Pacific employes, numbering about 500, accompanied by the Musical Union band, arrived at 10:30 this morning and pro- ceeded, with lunch baskets, to the city park for a plenic and a right merry time. They enjoyed themselves with dancing and a va- rlety of games, social chat and all that goes to constitute a successful picnie until the hour areived for their departure. The following were the winners in the foot races One hundred-yard foot race, free-for-all, C._8. Plummer, prize, gent's umbrella Founy ladles' ffty-yard race, Carrie Leach, lady's hat Married Iadies’ fifty-yard ra ert Richland, lady's Girls under 12 race, Ncoe Bones. One_hundred-yurd face for shopmen, Wil- tiam Prichland, plush rocker Running broad jump, Oscar Gibson, gent's umbrelia. Running hop, step and jump, A. L. Mahr, box of clgars Th cgged race , Mrs. Rob- John Hart and Thomas ac Carrie Hart, , free-for-all, nd Burnett, pair shoes. spoon race, Maggie NEBRASKA CITY AND HER GUESTS, Some Afterthoughts Connected with the Home Industry Banquet. NEBRASKA CITY, July 14.—(Special to The Bee.)—The home industry movement was given a boom in this city by the banquet under the auspices of the Manufacturers and Consumors assoclation at the opera house last night, and nothing else is being talked of today. Nebraska City people are loyal home Industry people anyway, and have been from the time the assoclation was founded, but the meeting on Friday night was eye-opener to the citizens generally and has given them a better appreciation of the work that Is being done to build up the st s Industries and of the interest that is being taken In the movement by business men, jobbers and professional men of th state. “The local committee expected possibly enty-five people on the special that came down from Omaha, but when the train rolled in with 146 men, representing the manufac- turing and jobbing interests of the me- tropolis, the breath of the arrangement com- mittee was taken away for a moment, and there was a hustle to enlarge the seating accommodations at the hall Nebraska City has a system of splendidly paved streets—Nebraska paving brick being used exclusively—and the entertainment committee was determined that the Omaha visitors should becom impressed with the fact. To produce this impression a march in double column through the principal thoroughfares was decided upon, and the representutives of the business Interests of Omaha were kept upon parade and exhibi- tion for some time, marching to the music of a most Industrious and conscientious band that appeared to be playing against time fbr a record. Every man in the band paid strict attention to the music before him and no one of them will probably ever know how several hundred meek and lowly mem- bers of the procession worked themselves into a perspiration trying to step fast enough to keep up with the music and at the same time avoid the appearance of being entries in a sprinting handicap. But there wasn’t a word of protest, the marchers probably thinking of the placard on the wall of the dance hall of the early days, ““Don’t shoot at the musician; he is doing the best Le can.” After the march had be:n completed the visitors were given a chance to get ac- auainted with the citizens. “You ought to have been down here last night,” said a citizen; “it was ene of the liveliest nights we have had here for a long time.” Inquiry developed the fact that the mayor of the city had attempted to have the Salvation army arrested for beating drums on the street and had aroused great excitement. Ex-Senator Van Wyck took a hand in the matter. He heard of the mayor's order, and announced that if the members of the army were arrested he would ball them out and would see that they were defended in their rights. Prominent citizens took different sides on the question and matters grew de- cidedly interesting. Mayor Bartlett finally decided to get out of tha mess as easily as possible and withdrew the order. OF course the big card of the meeting at the opera house was the appearance of Sec- retary Morton as one of the speakers. Ne- braska City took no end of pride in present- ing a real live member of the cabinet of the president of the United States as one of her citizens and he was given a most enthusias- tic reception. While Sccretary Morton Is apparently in the best of health it was re- marked by his friends that he has aged perceptibly in the past two years. He spok with his ‘accustomed vigor, but there wa lacking something of the fresh sprightiiness and force that usually characterizes his ad- dresses. He kept pretty clear of politics in his talk, but could not refrain from express- ing his views upon the money question, but he did it fn a very clever manner. Re- ferring to what the people owe to the manufacturers, he said in the first place they owe them the very best products and goods obtainable, and they demand in return the very best money on the market. There was another political reference that was not lost by any means upon the audience. Judge Hayward in his address urged the people to patronize home manufacturers. He wanted them to tako their liquid refreshments with them when they went away, so that they would not get full by drinking strange brand: of whisky and make fools of themselves. The audience was given to understand that it Hayward goes to congress this fall he will take a supply of the Nebraska City distillery product in his grip. Tho audience had a lot of fun with Judge Hayward, by the way, on another score 1e an excellent speech, but the ef- f it was somewhat marred by a little The judge is quite bald. Be- ng Omaha Manager Peters of the Bemis Bag factory used his thinker and Rot out a lot of Nebraska made napkins. On_the corners of the cloth he had printed fore lea “Wear K. & N. Pants,” ‘“Eat Nebraska Cereals,” “U:e Quail Oats,” and a few similar mottoes. It was a rush job and the ink had not dried when the banquet commencee Judge Hayward patted his bare but classic dome of thought with one of the napkins, all unconscious of the fact that he was putting up a bill board in full view of a delighted audience and furnish- ing an advertisement that would be worth blg money to a patent medicine man. And President Page saw the entire performance and said never a word. The :ervice at the banquet was several lengths from first-class, but no one was to blame. The promoters had worked on a big plan, but the meeting was so much bigger than any one had anticipated that it was simply out of the question to properly tako care of the guests, but every one g cepted the situation and forgot any short comings in the service in their congratu- lations upon the immensity of the meeting. Secretary Holmes of the association de- serves much credit for his efforts to make the meeting the success it was. hraska City Burglars Active. NEBRASKA CITY, July 14.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Burglars ente: the residence of John Wier last night, chloro *d Mr. and ) Wier, and made their Ape with Mr. Wier's pantaloons and $6.90 n cash While Chief of Police Faunce was bring Ing Patrick Savage from Omaha to this city on the Missourl Pacific today Savage escaped by leaping from the train. The train was stopped, but Savage had disap peared In the woods. He was wanted here for robbing his brother of $50. Johuson Col y Teachers Institute. TECUMSEH, Neb., July 14.—(Special to The Bee.)—The Johnson county teachers' institute is in session here, with an enrollment of 114 teachers, all taking a very active interest. The instructors are Prof. Chatburn of W more, Prof. Lariabee of Creston, Ia., and Miss Mattie Gregg of Tecumseh. The in- stitute s under the able management of the county superintendent, Blmer E. Young Baby Drank Belladonna. WEEPING WATER, July 14.—(Special Telegram to The Bee)—The 3-year-old daughter of Station Agent J. M. Edger this afternoon got into a doctor's buggy, opened his medicine case'and drank a large quan- tity of belladonna from one of the bottl Her condition is critical, but there are hopes of recovery. eavement. . July 14 ial to The Bee.) The youngest child of Lieutenant Governor T. J. Majors died of hydrocephalus. It was 10 months o, Madi Repablicans Activy BATTLE CREEK, Neb., July 14.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—At a large and enthu- astic meeting of the Madison county re- publican central committse the county eon- vention was called to be held at Battle Creek August 11, Judging from the spirit shown, republicans are wide awake and In working order. COOL WEATHER A STIMU .US. Fremont Peoplo Attend the Assembly Grounds In Increa 8 Number FREMONT, Neb,, July 14.—(Special to The Bee.)—Extra covering was in demand among the campers on the assemoly grounds this morning. Bverything connected with the assembly excepting the patronage of the natatorfum seems to Improve with the cooler weather. The attendance of city people Is ly increasing and the managers are cheered with the assurance of financial suc- Dean Wright's lecture on the “Bible Con- cept of the Universe” was the opening feature of this unusually interesting day o'clock John M. Dryden presented the Our Preacher” in a well written address and at 3 o'clock Dean Wright again took the platform and for a full hour gave an interesting talk upon the subject of ‘“‘Locks and Half Keys' giving away at 4 o'clock for Robertson & Ransom in a novel enter- tainment. Harry Wells' class exercise in physical culture closed the afternoon and ght of hand of Robertson music and s & Ransom pleased the crowded house dur- ing the evening. A Dean Wright will preach at 3 o'clock Sun- day afternoon and Rev. Frank Crane of Omaha at § o'clock in the evening. Shot His Brother 1 the Back HENPERSON, Neb,, July 14.—(Special legram tc The Bee)—While going fishing today in a spring wagon Abraham Nickle, who was riding on the back seat, accidentally discharged a 44-caliber revoly the ball striking his brother Is: who was riding before him, in the bi The injured boy may recover. The ball was.removed from a point half way between the knee and hip. In Monor of Her Visitors. FREMONT, Neb., July 14.—(Special Tele- gram to The Bee)—Miss Maud Turner en- tertained a large party last evening at the residence of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W H. Turner, in honor of her guests, the Misses Stella Rice and Corrine Paissant of Omaba. Making Brown Sugar fromn Beets GRAND ISLAND, July 14.—(Special to The Bee.)—About sixty men began work reducing about 1,000,000 gallons of syrup at the Oxnard Beet Sugar company’s factory yesterday to brown sugar. The yield will be about 300,000 pounds. See the animals at Courtland Beach. WAS ONE T0O0 MANY FOR HIM. Ho Had Killed Two Men and Threatened to Throw Her Into a Well. LOVELOCK, Ney., July 14.—Three men were killed here as the result of a husband’s jealousy. Rebert Logan shot and Kkilled Dan Lovelock and Fred Sullivan was in turn killed by his own wife. Mrs. Logan had applied for a divorce, and her husband was insanely jealous of her, threatening to kill some of her male friends. A few days ago Mrs. Logan went to Cottonwood to visit ler mother. Logan followed, and that night attacked and severely wounded Dan Lovelock, the stage driver. Lovelock was unable to rewirn, so Mrs. Logan brought the stage back. On Wednesday she re- turned to Cottonwood to bring Lovelock home. Mrs. Logan drove with the wounded man on the seat beside her. Fred Sulli- van, a stranger, rode on a rear seat. Abou dusk Logan rode up on hor:eback. He was armed with a Winchester and or- dered his wife to leave the stage and go with him. ~ She refused, saying she was going home. Logan then said he would go, too, and rode on behind. They rode on for two hours, when Mrs. Logan heard a shot, and turning, saw Sullivan fall dead with a bullet through his heart. He had been shot in the back by Logan. Then the mur- derer shot Lovelock, who was too weak to defend himself, and he fell dead in Mrs. Logan's lap. Logan then got in the stage and taking the reins from his wife drove to a well five miles distant, into which he said he in- tended to throw the bodies of the murdered men, after which he would kil his wife. However, she persuaded him to water the horses first, and as Logan stooped to se- cure a backet from under the stage Mrs Logan took a pistol from Lovelock's pocket, and when he arose she shot him. He begged for mercy. but taking careful aim she fired again, and Logan fell behind the stage. Mrs. Logan dismounted and fired one more shot into her husband’s pro:trate form to make sure he was dead. Leaving Logan's body lying in the dust, the plucky woman drove Into town with the other dead men and told the news. Lovelock was stage proprietor and driver, and though well ac- quainted with Mrs. Logan had never been suspected of intimacy with her. Sullivan was an entire stranger. The people here denounco Logan as a coward, and com- mend Mrs. Logan's courage. Omaha's popular resort—Courtland Beach. o TALKING ON FELLOWSHIP, Cooler Weather Increases the Fnthusiasm of Endeavorers at Cloveland. CLEVELAND, July 14.—The oppressive heat of yesterday was followed by a re- freshing lake breeze today, which had the effect of in ing the enthusiasm, if such thing were possible of the great multitude attending the morning session of the Chris- tian Endeavor convention. The big tent meeting, which was presided over by Rev. B. B. Tyler, D.D., of New York was opened by the usual praise and prayer service. An open discussion came next upon “What Are the Benefits of Inter- national Fellowship,” conducted by Dr. James Lewis Howe of Louisville, Ky. After many brief reports from the denom- inational rallies and prayers for brothers and sisters in other lands, Rev. Wayland Hoyt of Minneapolis spoke upon the topic ‘Interdenominational Fellowship." The morning exercises at Saengerfest hall were largely devoted to the junior soclety followed by brief reports, presentation of diplomas, praise service and short addresses. At a meeting of the Christian Endeavor trustees last night a motion made by Rev. J. Z. Tyler of this city was adopted de- claring the time had come when the society should proceed to win the entire world for Christ. This has been the point which the Endeavorers have been approaching for some time. The general plan of the ways and means was left with President Clark. One of the most interesting services was the junior rally which occurred this after- noon’ in Saengerfest hall. An immense audi enc was pr nt. After a song service Master Ernest Fisher, aged 14, of V hing: ton, delivered a temperance address that was wvarmly applauded. Miss Paulina Root, of Madura, Ind spoke upon the sub- . “Other Boys and Girls," and Rev. W, H. Pope Haven, Conn., spoke on ‘Show Your Colors.” An'interesting service was that entitled World-wide Juniors in Story and Song." arranged by Mrs. Alice M. Scudder of Jersey City, and which con- sisted of brief talks by juniors from all parts of the world. Just before the close of the rally Miss Frances Willard was introduced and made a short address. There were no rvices this evening. WORK FOR KELL ME How Wheeling, W. Va., Treats Members of the Commonweal Army. WHEELING, W. Va., July 14.—The rem- nants of Kelly's Industrial army which ar- rived here last night were arrested and sent enmasse today to fifteen days in the work- house, More are expected and will be treated in the same wa Seen the balloon at Courtland Beach? — Two ( hild-en Burned to Death. SAN FRANCISCO, July .—Twenty small dwellings and two human lives were destroyed in a fire that broke out on North Heach street shortly before noon today. Near- 1y all the buildings on the block bounding on Broadway, Leavenworth, Jones and Glover wiped out of existence. the homes of n These iy poor fam- 1l1e some of whom lost everything. The total property loss is estimatéd at $50,000 After the fire the two little sons of M E Leidecker, one aged 2 and the other 4 years, were missing. “Their bodies were found burned to a crisp in the rulns. e LR Plenty of new boats at Courtland. FIXING UP TARIFF RATES | ave Bon Able to ow Items, Demcoratic Confereey Agree on a STRUGGLING OVEd THE WHISKY TAX ot Potiery, Glassware, Cotton, 1 Have Agreed o Wool und Tobuego go the Down in the House Bill Tax Not Yet Re: nes L Income hed. WASHINGTON, July 14.—The tarift con- forence has now advanced to such a stage that it is impossible longer for the con- ferees to keep the main features of their work from their congressional associates. Much that has been definitely acomplished has reached senators and members, not on the committee, not in the form of rumors and reports, but as accomplished facts. As thus considered, the chief features on which the conferees have lows: Pottery rates, increased 5 per cent, making the rates those of the house instead of the come together are as fols senate amendments, the senate having re- duced them. Glassware comes down to the house rates, the action in_this case being the reverse of that on pottery. Cotton schedule has been scaled down about 5 per cent from the senate rates. Woolen schedule has also been brought down a considerable per cent, making it more in accordance with the house rules, Tobaceo schedule has been brought back to the house rate on the important items of wrappers, the rate being $1 instead of the senate rates of $1.50 and $2.25, The metal schedule not been ma- ally changed from the rates fixed by the te. Neither cotton nor coal has been back to the free list as in the honse and, while the decision is not final, Is every reason to believe that the rate of 40 cents per ton on each will t s carried bill, there senate and, The income tax has not yet been passed on, but there is little disagreement except the one ite of llmiting the tax to five s and together. The issue between ad valorem rates thus far has not resulted in as much of a return to the house ad valorem rates as was expected, as it has been found that in some cases the ad valorem rates were greatly in excess of the specific. The whisky schedule has been a source of a determined contest for two days, the main effort being to securs a compromise on the basfs of $1 per gallon and an exten- n of the bonding period to fivo year: This is resisted on the ground that while it is an apparent increase of 10 cents in the tax {t will In fact give the government no additional revenue It is quite definitely settled that lead ore is to remain at three-fourths of a cent per pound as fixed by the house. The conferees are willing to grant an ex- tensfon of two years over the time fixed by the house bill for. the bonded period on whisky, but the senators are holding out for the entire period of eight years and for the full 20 cents a gallon increase in tax. confer have not the yet come nd specific PROPOS EASURE. Bill Intended to Practi 1y Annul Contracts Payable in Gold. WASHINGTON, July 14.—Business circles will be fnterested m the bill which passed the house committee on judiciary yesterday providing that all contracts hereafter exe- cuted for the payment of any sum, whether in gold, silver or coin, nray be discharged by any money which i3 by law a legal tender for the payment of debts. The author of the measure, Mr. Lane of Ulinois, explains that it Is intended to regulate the practice in the federal courts in regard to entering judg- ments and to preserve the stability and uni- formity of the currency. The law now Is that gold and silver: certificates are legal tender’ for the payment of all debts, public and private. There are some exceptions in regard to the payment of customs dues in treasury notes, but this does not apply to judgments between private parties. But for private transactions between individuals the law makes both kinds of money equal, and Mr. Lane says that neither the courts nor private individuals have any right to annul the law. This the federal courts have done in holding that a judgment can be entered in “coined dollars”” for the purpose of annull- ing the act of congress making treasury notes a legal tender. In England it was a felony to discredit the coin of the realm. The courts of France have held that parties cannot by special contracts discriminate be- tween the bank notes of the Bank of France and coin money. Several state courts passed upon the ques- tion and construed the law substantially as it was held by the courts of France. It is to the interest of society, said Mr. Lane, that money should be used in business, but it is unjust that borrowers should, in ad- dition to the risk of their business, be held responsible for fluctuations of the currency. When the money of the country is loaned under gold contracts then the money power can increase its wealth by forcing gold to a premium and compel the debtor to pay much mdre than the amount he borrowed. A different view of this question is taken by the republicans of the committee, all of whom, except Representative Broderick of Kansas, voted against the bill. Representa- tive Watson of Pennsylvania says the suc cess of such a measure would be a menace to the very foundation of business. Parti ularly would it be disastrous to foreign deal- ings and to commerefal paper. Most of the bonds of municipalities, states and corpora- tions, he said, are payable in gold coin, and under such a law there would be no safe- guard to provent lenders of money, either individuals or organizations, from being paid in a depreciated currency. He regarded it as an outeropping of the free silyer move- ment and a step in the direction of that system. DENIAL FRO ENATORK ALL Junior Senator from Nebraska Says He Was Not Drank Tuesday. WASHINGTON, July 14.—The senate pro- ceedings were devold of interest, the one thing relieving the general monotony being a personal explanation by Mr. Allen. A recently published newspaper the Nebraska senator with being intoxicated and indecorous in his conduct last Tuesday, which Mr. Allen denied. At the same time Mr, Al- len arraigned the fabricator of the story as ‘‘an assassin of -personal character an more dangerous to the happiness and wel- fare of the commuuity than an army with banner Consideration of the jlegislative, exacutive and judicial appropriation bill was resumed, but it was not passed, owing to the tendency of some senators to fillbuster and the lack of a quorum, and at 4:15 o'clock the senate charged O the Meosquito Grass. WASHINGTON, July' 14.—The Treasury department today igsied the following eir- cular 1 TREASURY DERAREMENT, WASHING TON, July 14 and Others 1894.—To Collector of Customs This department is advised by the secretary of staja-he,has received a com- munication from Dp. Guzman, Nicaraguan minister at this capiiol, stating an insur- rection exists in the Mogquito strip, partici- pated in by Americaps, and that the govern- ment of Nicaragua fears the Insurgents will be aided by the arrival of men from the United States Your attention Is ffivited to the neutrality laws embodied in the revised statutes of the United States, chapter Ixvii, and you are instructed to cause their observance In your district and to detain any vessel departing or attempting to depart from the United States in contravention of the provisions of sald statutes. W. B. CURTIS, Acting Secretary. To Validate Soldie L Cortificates. WASHINGTON, July 14.—Senator Martin from the committee on public lands, today reported a substitute for biils heretofor introduced by Senator Carey validating out standing soldlers’ additional homestead cer tificatos. The bill as reported provides that all theso certificates, heretofore issued under the rules and regdlations of the general land office shall be valid, notwithstanding any attempted transfer or sale. It also valid Ates sales of these certificates and provides ’ tlom Havanna for violations of the for the approval of land patented signees under such sale. OAD 1 to as- L AGREED UPON PACIFIC RATTL use Committee Adopts the Rislly M with Somo Amendnients. WASHINGTON, July 14.-By a meeting which lasted all day the house committee on Pacific railroads was able to finish today the problem which has engaged it throughout the sesslon, and to reach a practical agreement on a plan for the settlement of the debts of the Central and the Union Pacific. The bill which will be reported to the house, will be in its main features the one Introduced by Chairman Reilly, with some important amendments of the second draft of it. The time for the settlement of the debt to the government is fixed at fifty years, semi- annual payments in liquidation of it to be made. Interest is to be at the rate of 3 per cent per annum. The principal amend- monts agreed to today were in the direc- tion of making fronclad the government's Nold upon the property and insuring it from ure losing any of its rights by the new arrange- ments; also in obliterating the provisions for a purchasing committee in case the the com pate such property should mittee mot de change hands, ming it bet to anti a contingency. According to the plan the first mortgages, amounting to $65,000,000, will be paid as they mature, clearing the property of debts on which it is paying 6 per cent; the sinking fund now amounting to $18,000,000, will be devoted to paying the first mortgage. The government’s llen which will become the first lien under the plan, will draw interest at 3 per cent, the principal being paid In graduated semi annual payments through a period of fifty years Propositions were made during the dis- cussion to have this period reduced to forty cars, but it was conciuded that in the pres- ent condition of the roads they could not be expected to meet such requirements, The period of fifty years is a reduction of one half of the time originally proposed in the bill. One member made a stand for goy- ertment ownership, taking the position held by the California members of congress, Ma- guire and Geary. His views did not gain the support which they might have won if it had seemed clear that the railways would become paying property in the hands of the government. Even had this been the pros- pect, most of the committee expressed them- selyes as opposed to government ownership on general principles. Under the bill, how- ever, the government will foreclose if the corporations fail to meet their payments. » amended bill will be printed and sub- mitted to the committea early in the week, when a formal vote will be take The senate committee, of wh Senator Brice is chairman, has held no meetings lately, and is understood to have been walt- ing for the house committee to take the initiative and frame a bill which can pass. PENSION CLAIMS P NDING, Statistic Kind from the Bu WASHINGTON, July 14.—The result of a week's thorough examination of the files of the pension office are set forth in a state- ment made public today. It shows that al though the total number files on June 30, 1894, was 619,027, the num- ber of actual claimants for gensions was 511,414. Of the latter 227,206 are already on the rolls, leaving the number of claimants not already receiving pensions 287,209, Claims for service prior to March 4, 1861, aggregate 8,826 and those subsequent to that date are as follows: General laws, 206,933; act of June 27, 1890, 130,604; claims under the act of June 27, 1890, additional to others on file, but not pensioned, 11,571; persons pensioned under old laws who have increase claims pending, 16: persons on _rolls under old laws who have orfginal claims of widows, etc., for accrued pension of de- ceased pensioners, 12,951, and claims under the act of June 27, 1890, with pending old law claims on file therewith, 37,221, Of these claims, including increase claims, the number under the act of June 27, 1890, is 280,779, of which 162,637 are invalids, 88,161 widows and 49,981 increase. There were also on the files 345,836 rejected and 44,471 abandoned ana rejected by dif- ferent administrators up to June 30, 1894. Of the claimants 252,845 are classed original invalids; increase invalids, 136,547; bounty land, ; widows, 124,173, and widows, increase, CIVIL SERVICE LAW RIDICULED, Portiment Answer of a Man Who Was Taking the Examinati WASHINGTON, July 14—The house transacted no business today before the hour arrived which had been set apart by special rule for eulogics in honor of the late Repre- sentative George W. Houck of Ohio. Many speeches were delivere After passing a bill for the construction of the bridge across the Mississippi river at Eagle Point, Dubuque, the house went into committee of the whole to consider the bill r the creation of a retired list for dis- abled officers of the revenue marine service. Mr. Clark, democrat of Missouri, continued his opposition. In the course of his remarks he made a general assault on’ the civil serv- ice system, which he declared was the most monumental fraud of the country. ot ten persons in this house,” he sald, “‘could stand on examination for a $990 clerk- ship." Why,” he said, “‘they asked one man over there how many British soldiers were sent over here during the revolutionary war. The applicant replied that he did not know the exact number, but he knew a damned sight more came over than went back.” (Laughter.) Mr. Malloy of Florida made a strong plea for justice to the officers of the revenue cut- ter service, The hour expired without action. Under special order the remainder of the day was voted to enlogles on the life and character of the late George W. Houck of Ohio. As a further mark of respect the adjourned. SPRINGEFR house S ARBITRATION BILL. Lines Suggested in tand's Message 11 1880, WASHINGTON, July 14.—Representative Springer of Illinois has introduced a bill to create a national board of arbitration, which follows in its main features the sug- gestions on the subject of President Cleve- land's of 1886, The board Is to be a part of the Department of Justice, and is to consist of three members appointed by the president, or two appointed members and the commissioner of wabor. The mem- bers shall hold office for six years at a salary of $5,000. They are to be empowered to settle controversies between railroad or other companies engaged in the transporta- tion of property or passengers among the states, or to foreign nations and their em ployes, which differences may hinder the trazsportation of property, passengers or the mails, It is proposed the board shall h to investigate all differences upon or not, and report ve power called osident. to the pi What Deputy Marstals Have Cost. WASHINGTON, July 14.—The secretary of the treasury today trans d to the senate a request from the att neral for an additional appropriatio 5,000 o be used in defraying the expenses of the department growing out of the recent strikes and disturbances on railroads which are In the hands of tue United States courts. In his letter to the secretary of the treasury, Attorney General Olney says from reports colved from the marshals the amount definitely ascertained as being already incurred is $94,100. The aggregate of amounts estimated by them is §159,650, Exterminating the Russian Thistle, WASHINGTON, July 14.—Senator Hans- brough of North Dakota has been authorized by the committee on agriculture to report s an amendment to the agricultural appro. priation bill an appropriation of $1,000,000 for the extermination of the Russian thistle, the amount to be disbursed to the governors of the various states, under the direction of the secretary of agriculture Spanish Smugglers Arrested. WASHINGTON July 14.—~Lieutenant Wiley, in command of th revenue cutter M has made a report to the Treasury department from Tampa, Fla., stating that on the Tth he selzed six schooners Lan o _ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, JULY 15, 8% ate quarantine laws and regulations and the federal customs and navigation laws, having engaged in the smugkling business. It 1 probable they will be fned and turned Cash in the Treasary. WASHINGTON, July 14.—~The cash bal- at the close of business of wnich $84,204 533 ance In tha troasury today was $121,060,806, was gold reserve iets the Carringes. July 14.~The president Marshalltown WASHINGTON, has approved the bills authortatng the dona- tion of four obsolete gun carrtages to the clty 1 of Marshalltown, - of new boats at Courtland. el “ WRECKED SATLORS RETURN. ptain and Crew of the Whaler Barker Arrive In Port. SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.—When the steamer Lakme came into port this morning from Prybyloft Island and Dutch harbor, Captain C. F. Gifford of the whaling bark Abram Barker was on board as a passenger. Captain Gifford was picked up May 7, forty miles south of Cape Naverin. The crew was, picked up by the whaling bark Horatie, It Is a very thrilling story that Captain Gifford tells of the wreck. nty P on “On the 6th of May,” said he, “we were working through the ice on a strong breeze. The Horatio and the Abram Barker were together. aturally, in working through the fce the vessels encountered more or less of it. We did not hit the fce hard enough to stave in the ship, but sometimes it was hard to tell what the result would pe. We went through several drifts of heavy ice and were working through the ice all that night In morning, about 4:30 o'clock, we started the pumps as usual and were startled to find ten feet of water in the hold. We took off the scuttle down in the cabin and the water was clear up to the lower decks. The provisions were under water and our supply of fresh water was spoiled We signaled at once to the Horatio and she to our assistance. Some of the crew came ahoard and we started up the pumps to their full capacity. We pumped till 12:30 and gained only six inches. Our steam pump gave out and the water gained rapidly on us “Under the circumstanc came down it was deemed we decided adyisable to hold a survey, and to abandon the ship right then and there. took onr personal effects and went ard the Horatio. Two hoyrs after that uk in the deep sea )rd further explained that the bark had “no catch.” She left this port December 9, the mate taking her as far as Honolulu, where he fjoined lier on the 9th of March. On the 20th of the same month they started for the far north. The Abram Barker was built at Fair Haven, Mass., in 1845, and was owned by J. W. Wing ot New Bedford. Little was known by the captain regard- ing the operations of the Bering sea patrol fleet. The British schooner Wat had been overhauled by the Mohican and taken to Dutch harbor. The captain reported the catch of the whaling fleet, as far as he knew, as follows: ““On May 19, the Orga, two whales; Rosario, two; Mermaid, one; The Jessie H. Freeman, Reindeer, Alice Knowles, Horatio, Triton, Hicks, Beulga, Hidalgo, John Winthrop, Thrasher, Belvi- dere, Naratch and William Baglier were all clean. The Lakme brought down fifty-two burdles of hides and thirty-six of whalebone for the North American Commercial com- pany. BATTLE WITH the vessel s Captain ¢ XAS BANDITS. 1hree of the Party Killed and the Re- maining One Captured. PARIS, Tex., July 14.—A dispatch recelved at the United States marshal's office from Clarksville, Tex., announces the killing of three men by Deputy Marshals Joe McKee, D. E. Booker and L. E. E. McAfee. Two of them are said positively to be Longview bank robbers, but the marshal's office will give no information. Three or four days ago three men headed for Texas from the Indian Terri- tory. There were one or two women in the party. They crossed and recrossed the Red river, so as to tangle the trail. As their movements were suspicious the deputy mar- shals procured a hack and followed, taking that means of conveyance to put the parties off their guard. The men were supposed to be making for Clarksville to rob the Red County bank. The deputy marshals came upon them this morning in camp and at- tempted to arrest them. They made a fight nd three were killed and the fourth was captured. None of the marshals were hurt. The bodies were buried this morning at Clarksville. The men were killed at § o'clock, about three miles east of Eagle Town, Choctaw nation. One of the killed was John Koegan, alleged to have been In the Plano bauk robbery several months go. The others are believed to be the last of the Dalton gang, although their names have not been disclosed. A trunk was taken which has not been opened and which is believed to contain valuable information. —— ACRES OF TIMBER BURNED. Serious Forest Fires Raging in the Hemlock Region in Pennsylvania. BRADFORD, Pa., July 14.—Forest fires are causing serious losses to the lumber men in this county. Many destructive fires are raging between Bradford and Kinzua in the hemlock district traversed by the Western New York and Pennsylvania roads. At Peck’s Switch, near Marshburg, a pile of saw logs containing 350,000 feet of timber was destroyed, and a force of men are at work trying to confine the flames to one locality. East of Morrison's, three miles in Corydon township, 2,000,000 feet of hem- lock logs owned by the United States Lum- ber company ot Oil City and the Warren Packard company of Warren have been de- stroyed. Fifty men are now battling with the flames in an effort to save 1,000 cords of bark piled in the vicinity. milies in the lumber camps thereabouts ha moved to places of safety. At Thurston's camp, Corydon township, the people barely es- caped from their houses before the flames stroyed all the property in the place. The are the result of the recent dry spell, and as rain has commenced to fall it is likely there will be no further damage. Bathe at Courtland Beach today. e Lieutenant U ol lirady Undor Arrest. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 14—Licutenant Colonel Brady of the Seventeenth infantry, who has had command of the troops at Rock Springs during the strike troubles, returned to Fort Russell today and reported to the commanding officers that he had been or- dered to report by General Brooke as being under a est. Co'onel Brady's arrest is be lieved to be the result of intemperate utter- ances upon the strike question -~ Lynched a liarn Bu CLARKSVILLE, Tenn., July 14 hes here Dickson county body of masked men took a negro named William Bell, alias Drew, from Lis home at night, carried him into the woods and riddied him with bullets. The negro was a barn burner, convicted of one such crime and suspected of mary Whallng Bark News that a om tin the le SAN FRANCISCO, July 14.—The steamer Lakme, here from the Pribylof islands, re- ports the total loss of the whaling bark Abram Barker oni May 7 in the ice oft Capa Maverin. The entire crew was picked up by the whaling bark Horatio, The Abram Harker was by Wing of New Bed- ford, Mass. e Broke Hix Bond and Killed Him. COLUMBIA, Mo, July 14.—Just east of here last night Tom Gillaspy, 60 years of shot and killed Bernard McNutt, aged 23, The killing was the result of ill-fecling increased by the murderer having been put under bond to keep the peace at the instance of the murdered man, - for His Vacation. July 14.—Among the pas- board the French steamer ouraine, which reached port today, was 8. B. Morse of Indlanapolis, consul general to the United States at Paris. He comes on va- cation. W sengars La 1 YORK, on line —_—— Bathe at Courtland Beach today, TWO MONTIS AT HARD LABOR Soldier Oedarquist's Punishmont for Refus~ ing to 8hoot at Target on Sunday, FINDING CF THE COURT MARTIAL y Duty Was Charles 0. Cedarquist, private, company Ay Second Infautry, has Qeen found gullty of disobeying his superfor officors, and yesters day the court martial jury returned its vors dict, and the accused was sentenced to be confined at hard labor under charge of the guard for a perlod of six months, and to forfeit to the United States $10 per month of Lis pay for the same period. This is the first time such a case has arisen in the annals of the army, and the decision and finding of the court martial establishes a precedent for future cases of similar nature. The case has attracted & great deal of attention In army and res ligious circles. Cedarquist was with his company Bellevue rifle range for practice. On the morning of Sunday, June 17. 1804, he was ordered by Second Lieutenant Edwin V. Bookmiller engage in rifle targed practice. Cedarquist rofused on the grounds that his religious scruples would nos allow him to violate the Sabbath day by dise charging firearms. He was placed un rest and a court martial was ordered quist retatned attorneys, who set up the claim that to engage In rifle practice and discharge fircarms on Sunday was a violas tion of tho state laws, and that he could neither be compelled to do go, nor could he ba punished for refusing to obey his superior officers when ordered to practice on Sunday. at the The decision in full, as handed down by the court yesterday, s as follows “In the foregoing case of Private Charles 0. Cedarquist, company A, Second infantry, the defense was practically limited to the contention that the order in respect of whicl disobedience was charged was an une lawful one in that (1) it enjoined a duty to be performed on Sunday in violition of orders and regulations limiting Sunday labor in the army to the measure of strict necessity, and (2) that the act required to be done would have been a violation of section 241 of the Criminal Code of Nebraska. That a commanding officer has a discres tion under existing orders to require target practice by his command on Sunday in case of necessity is undoubted. The evidence in this case falls to fix upon the commanding officer of Bellevue Rifle range, Nebraska, any abuse of discretion in the issus of the order complained of by the accused. The legality of that order and the obligation of the accused to obey it when duly transmitted to him cannot, in the opinfon of the review= ing authority, be questioned. It was not fop him to judge of the necessity for the lssue of the order. That discretion pertained to his commanding officer, and once exercised, whether erronecusly or not, it was the duty of the accused to obey. “The further point repeatedly urged uponm the attention of the court, that compliance by the accused with the order given him would have rendered him liable to the pen- alties prescribed in section 241 of the Crim- inal Code of Nebraska, is thought to be equally untenable with the first. It is cons ceded that soldiers stationed at Bellevue Rifle range, Nebraska, who, as individuals, engage in hunting and shooting on Sun would be within the provisions of the sectl referred to and liable to its penalties, b after careful consideration, the reviewing thority is of the opinion that the state could not make, nor has it, by this section or any other legislation to which his attention ha# been called, attempted to make the pers formance on Sunday of target practice or any other duty pertaining to the instruction and discipline of the army a criminal offense “The occasion is deemed opportune for in= viting the attention of the department to the fact that the obligations of military service will never permit a soldier to -refuse obedle ence to an order because, In his judgment, 16 is an unnecessary one. The justification for an order will generally depend upon circum= stances of which he cannot be fully advised, His duty is to accord all orders not pale pably illegal on their face a most unhesitate ing obedience, and courts martial will be uniformly upheld in the rigorous application of this principle in the administration of military justice in this department. “The sentence is approved, but, in view of the pecullar circumstances attending the commission of the off: is mitigated to confinement at hard labor for two months at the station of his company. It Is desired, however, that it shall be understod that, in view of the warning held out in this order, offenses of the character charged in this case will not in the future be regarded as fitting ~nes for the exercise of clemenav. “By command of Brigadier General Brooke, “THEO. SWAN, “Assistant Adjutant General. The case of Thomas Allen, private, coms pany B, Second infantry, who was accused of assaulting Privates Charles Marting and John Ducks of company I, Twenty-first ine fantry, with a heavy cane, was also decided and he was found not guflly. He was or= dered discharged from arrest and restored te duty. — e rald Not Worried Ab July 14.—The cable dispatce Norsmo, Norway, expressing fears the safety of Walter Wellman and members of the “Chicago Herald rth Polar expedition” causes no uneasis s in the office of the Chicago Herald, A letter from Wellman to the Herald, sent back by a fishing smack, conveyed the ins formation that nothing' would” be heard from the expedition until the end of July, and the proprietors of the Herald are alron; Wellman, CHICAGO, from for in_the bellef that at that time the worl will hear from Wellman of the success of the Herald's expedition to the pole. 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