Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 31, 1895, Page 2

- ) THE OMAHA DAILY ARY 31, 1895 ______—___._—__—_______——_uu______.__—____——____g view of the damage done, but this {s ex- | missioner, John Vevera, of this city, wi RELIEF WORK S'"LL LACS Morse Means Business lained by the fact that It was a direct cut- | R passenger on the wrecked steamer Elbe Governor Holcomb Bronght to Realizo the 1 Desperste Situstion Exining. .| We hagye sold out—and our stock must be reduced to the figure set by the purchaset fli you help us—Of course you will, when you see our prices—We care B e R i icaioa profits—Nothing for loss—In ten days we'll be out of business. Lowestoft and reading: "Elbe Is lost, Over awakened by the shock, slight as it was. | go it Lam p and Money Held at Lincoln While h T] B‘ NERRASKA PEOPLE LOST. ‘Wite and Son of ( harles Hoffman of Grana Istand Missing. GRAND ISLAND, Jan. 30.—(Special Tele- gram.)—A cablegram was received today an- nouncing that Charles A. Hoffman, a well- to-do blacksmith of this city, and his family were on board the steamer Elbe which went down in the vicinity of Dover straits. The cablegram i from Mr. Hoffman, dated Lowestoft, England, saying he was saved, but was not certaln yet of wife and son. Hoff- man and family have been spending the fall and winter in Germany and were en- route home. Many friends and relatives in this city anxiously wait further news. His wife's name was Anna; son’s Henry, make their way to the upper decks. The steamer being loaded by the stern, water naturally rushed aft, and this allowed many of the passengers forward to reach the deck. In the case of the saloon passengers, however, the result was fatal. As they rushed from thier state rooms into the saioon they were met by the torrent, against which It was im- posstble for them to make headway. They were caught up and swept aft toward the cockpit, where they probably drowned before the ship foundered. 1FTY REACHED THE DRECK. Altogether about fifty of the passengers reached the deck, where the wildest con: fosion existed. Wild rushes were made for the boats, but the terrible excitement prevailing impeded the efforts of those who were trying to clear away. Many heart rending scenes were witnessed between parents and _children ing L mo ments_preceding the sinking of the ve gol. There is some disagreement among the strvivors as to the number of boats that were launehed. One survivor, Carl A Hoftmem, declares only two boats were Jaunched. One of these was swamped in- stantly, and only one of oceupants, o girl named Anna Boecker, who was bound for Southampton, was rescued. She cling to a plece of wreckage which she grasped 0 tightly that it was only with difficulty that she was dragged into the second boat She was just returning from the deathbed of_her father and mother. Meanwhile the cry was raised on the doomed vessel for the women and childron 10 g0 over to the other side of the steamer, away from the port side in which was the great gaping hole caused by the Crathic The half fainting women and terror-stricken children hurried to the starboard, but they had ecarcely reached the boats when the huge vessel lifted her bows high in th air and then slowly and silently sank, ste foremost, beneath the waves, taking with her her human frelght Barely twenty minutes elapsed between the collision and the sinking of the steam A heavy sea was running and the wind, which was from the ecast-southeast, wa bitterly cold. The small boat containing the survivors tossed about until 11 o'clock in the morning. Several _ vessels wer sighted in the meantime, but they made 1o replies to the signals (hat were set for them. The survivors were nearly frozen, having hardly any clotbing, and their suf ferings were Inte Eventually the fish ing smack Wildflower saw the signals and bore down on the boat. In a short tim the survivors were taken aboard of her, whore cverything possible was done for thelr comfor LIST OF SAVED. The following Is a list of those save BUGENE SCHLEGEL. JAN VERRAR ANNIE BORCKER. BOTH stecrage THIRD OFFICER STOLBERG MANY CCMPLAINTS OF THE COMMISSION nothing for 800 drowned, but I am safe,” They could hear the rush of the rapld inflow- ing water and with cries of terror sought to the People Clamor for { Assistance, Dry Goods Co. LINCOLN, Jan. 30.—(Special Telegram.)— The almost hopeless entanglement in which the work Of the State Relief commission has become involved has finally reached the point where radical remedies must be resorted to. Complaints of the ineffectiveness of the com- mission continue to pour into the governor by the score. Members of the legislature are deluged with similar complaints. Governor Holcomb has at last become impressed with the necessity of immediate action in the premises, and tonight has taken the matter under serlous advisement. The tenor of the complaints pouring into Lincoln are to the effect that supplies are being unequally dis- tributed; that the commission s not effec- tively organized; that its work Is not prop- erly systematized. Large sums of money are being constantly contributed, fmmense quanti- ties of supplies are being received daily, car- loads of goods are being unloaded and stored in Lincoln, and yet the appeals for ald and the complalnts of nonattention are coming 0 fast and so numerous that prompt and energetic measures looking to a new system for the division of supplies must be adopted at once. Although the governor is still study- ing the matter, no hint of his purpose can be obtained. It can only be definitely stated that he desires to act as quickly as possible nd that he will act at once WILL JUNKET SHORTLY. The house committee on public lands and buildings will make a visit in a few days to the various state institutions. This is in conformity with a resolution recently passed to that effect. Burns of Lancaster is chair- man of this committee, and the full seope of the investigation has never vet been out- lined. There is more behind it than the oft- repeated profession of Burns that it is abso- lutely necessary to examine the condition of the buildings before any action can be taken in regard to the appropriations asked for. So far as these appropriations are concerned the bills for them have already been intro- fuced except those for the Lincoln institu- tions, and herein is concealed the wily Sene- gambian. As chairman of this committee It is freely stated on the floor of the house that Burns proposes to dicker with the delegati from the various cities having asylums. hools and hospitals within their limits for a reciprocity. deal when it comes to voting for the half million or more that is to be asked by Lincoln for additional buildings to her own institutions. The committee con- s of Burns of Lancaster, Merrick, Roddy, Grifith, Harrison, Harte, Richardson, Lang- horst, Zink of Johnson, Brady, Burns of Dodge, Higgins and Van Housen. A number of this committee reside in towns already asking for appropriations, To what extent Burns wlll succeed in the deal remains to be seen, but between him and the realization of his hopes stand the committee on finance, ways and means and the committee on ac- cipped from yesterday's Bee tells the story, A Grand Farcwell loss. .0 o Ao — -8 was ¢ gcted, th GE FIN K HILLS, «otter would 9 much les It’s business Mrs, M. €, Connors, Well Know; ern S h Dakota, PIERRE, 8. D, Jan. 30.—(Special Tele- gram.)—Dispatches detailing the sinking of the steamship Elbe state that Mrs. M. C. Conmors is among the lost. Mrs. Connors is the wife of one of the most prominent men in the Black Hills, He was mayor of Spear- fish for two terms and fs prominent in local politics, owns a large cattle ranch on the extreme western boundary of the state and is orth about $250,090. Mrs. Connors was widely known thronghout the state, especially in the Hills, and the news of her death has aroused general grief., in South. —_——— (Omaha Bee, January 29.) The Morse Dry Goods company ha changed hands. The arrangements of the sale were perfected immediately upon the return of S. P. Morse from New York and Boston, where he was successful in get- ting eastern capital interested in forming a new company of which he will be the head. This new company will take possession on February 15. An inventory of the stock will be taken within the next ten days. Articles of incorporation will be filed within the next week. The many friends of W. H, Wrisley, the present manager, will be pleased to learn that he will be connected with the new company. W. V. Morse and his part- ners retire from all connection wit® the con- cern. The working force will not be re- duced, but, on the contrary, will be greatly Increased upon the advent of the new man- agement. ““The report is true that the Morse Dry Goods company will be opened under a new menagement,” sald 8. P. Morse, when asked about it. ““The change will be ‘made on the 15th. A sale of the stock has been made to parties backed by eastern capitalists, who will endeavor to keep the concern in the front rank of the mercantile world. “I had no trouble at all securing eastern capital for Nebraska investments,” continued Mr. Morse. “That complete'y refutes the pre- dictions made by some calamity howlers be- fore the election, in which they pictured that the election of Governor Holcomb would hurt the credit of the state. Boston and New York money was readily obtained to perfect the formation of our new corporation.’ Secretary Lehmer of the present organ- ization in’ substance echoed the sentiments of Mr. Morse and raid that the Morse Dry Goods company's successors meant a great deal for the business interests of Omaha. The Morse Dry Goods company first embarked in business In Omaha in 1877 at Tenth and Jackson streets in a mod- est wooden structure. In 1880 they removed to Thirteenth and Farnam and in 1890 the present commodious quarters were first occu- pied. The concern is one of the largest mer- cantile houses in the west and the rumor of the transfer was the topic of the hour at the Commercial club and on the streets today. to do it. P o Tribute a the aperties aelt exists altogether, , Telluride to Long's peak at one supposed the Ouray gold .ated at from halt uncertain, twenty- miles southwest of 4 to silver. From a » gold belt, which has Res, at work and drawing the storm and fully 700 have recpened. Every » and the three or four % a business failure has ‘ners were thrown out of Ouray Plaindealer. In varently, r allze how well X GOLD BELT. “\ee. hich will add mueh to y mine is to open and ‘o favorable returns to suntry is assured. The a Crested Butte, That anthracite and bitumin- o tnis can be added and Marble Times in- on the silver proper- ~d August. Reports 1 shipping ore. In Worest Queen, Bul- Al silver proper- the Cleopatra, ag or sioring mines continue some of the ties bonded e is gold are being week by 'sive de- h finds A ing h which tended * The locatior to cattles covered at .., and west of Wi of the district v been found. On t sunk to a depth ot shaft a peculiar fory what resembling the the district, but yet a It was this roek th tempted to palm oft before he paid any v he called upon Al W mining expert, to ¥ the property. Toge and Mr. Wuensch, mine went there a. samples from the sayed, ran $131.40 to \ than Mr. Wuensch ex and he at once bes night he soaked sory the rock all night took it to the sa the former test, something p! age of $111° After thi again wei guard, wl to enter, tion that Wuensch man_wh and The mine ectic mo* tri It reduces to our our stock ! friends. n ten Selling HIE SIRUCK THE ELDBE, CRAN days. Pats Into Port in a Dumaged € at a ROTTERDAM, Jan. 30.—The steamship Cranthie, from this port for Aberdeen, Scot- lan has put into Maasliir in a d condition, 8he was leaking slightly forward, her stem having been stove in by a colli- sion early this morning with an unknown believed to be the German Lloyd line. The collision X orning and m the coas he has an: n the Elbe. dition It sells the Loss whole store to but what purchasers e i tyive milca MRt of that when of Holland, Tt i8 not known if passengers on board taken fr Vietim from ttle. SBEAT ., Wash,, Jan, Kurt Klein- «chmidt, who was los on the Elbe, was a son of Carl Kl-inschmidt, a well known mining man of this city, whose two brothe live in Helena, one being a lending banke Phe young man had been in Germany elght years sindying as a_ civil engineer, He Was on his way home, having completed his sducation, 5 Hawalian Editor Among the Lost. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan, 30.—H. N. Castle, who with his wife was a passenger on the FIRST ENGINEBR MEUSS Blbe, was editor of the Hawaiian Com- PURSER WEFER. mercial Advertiser, the leading journal of ASSISTANT PURSER SCHLUTIN: ¢ anmexation, anf_ took o brominent DALt ASSISTANT PURSER LINKMEYER. S s g prominent ipnrt ASSISTANT PURSER SITTIG. e CHIEF STOKER FEURST. TIWO FAVORIT. DTIO LONG SHO STEWARD KO SEAMAN WINNING, SEAMAN PINGER. SEAMAN SEIRERT SEAMAN DRESOW. SEAMAN BAETTKE. PILOT DEFARDE. PILOT GREENHAM. CARL HOFFMAN. who take on i 3 we can posscesion Feb. 15. Will make prices to suit sell the whole store by BL. you. so doing, Ted . el Ta'e of District x Begins Thursday. Begins Thursday. the Racing Over “Track Yestorday. CISCO, Jan. 30.— the first and st races today. In the second race Monita, quoted as high as 50 to 1, gave the talent a shock by winning handily. Hay- narket, at 15 to 1, won the steeplechase. Happy Band, who was gaining on the leader Bay SAN FRAN vorites won The name of Anna Borcker does not ap- pear on the Iist of passengers and the officers of the North German Lloyd say it may be Hugo Brocker, a first cabin pas:enger. The following s a full list of the Elbe's officers: Captain, K. von Goessel; first officer, G. Wilwhelm; second officer, J. Hell- mers; third officer, Theodore Stoliberg; fourth officer, W. Ulr; chief engineer, A. Neussel second engineer, ‘A. Budelmann; third en- glneer, D, Sibje; ‘third engincer, T. Albig; near the end, fell and caused several horses to pull up in order to avoid falling on him. If the good weather continues the regulation track will be used Saturday. Summary: First race, five furlongs, maidens, 2-year- olds and upwards: Imported Grand Lady, 105, Chorn (2 to §), won; Norblich, 100, Isom (0 to 1), second; Pronto, 107, Smith (50 to 1), third, Time: 1/08%. Coquette, Jim Corbett, Monroe, Special, Lochinvar ajid My Sweet: heart also ran. counts and expenditures, both of which are pledged to strict economy in the matter of new buildings for the present session. BOND COMPANIES INTERESTED. F. E. Gilliland, chairman of the Federated Board of Railroad Employes, appeared before the senate labor committee this afternoon in advocacy of Senator Smith’s bills regulating and controlling bond indemnity companies. I, R, Andrews of Omaha also appeared before This sale lasts but ten days—then we’re out of it— The Morse Dry Goods Co. e e e e e e ey 1 Selling ‘out sure, Selling out sure, ably by the 'eommittee on militia, was judgment or decree under which the sale DEFICIENCLES MUST BE MET. the committee as the representative of the companies. . Both gentlemen argued the merits of the bills, and the session lasted until after 6 o'clock. There promises to be a lively fight on’ theso bills, the indemnity companies claiming that they will be driven out of the state if the bills become law. As a result of the meeting this afternoon the rep- resentatives of the labor intercsts consented to the indefinite postponement of one of the two bills. The other, which embodies their demand for a provision that will compel the bond companies to make public the informa- tion upon which an employe is blacklisted, has been favorably reported. . many of them have been paid, or partially paid, before they came into the committee's hands. In consequence of this uncertainty they are compelled to return many of them to the different tate officers for- verification and audit. The bills incurred by ex-Secretary of State Allen are in a decidedly mixed up condition. At present nothing definite can be obtained In regard to the enormous amount of ,money which he expended for legislative and the maintenance fund existed. Accompany- | other supplies during a few weeks prior to Ing the message were letters fully explaining | his retirement from office. It is believed the facts which contributed to bring about | that $15,000 will not cover the expense for the deficiency. The message and the accom-| Fénovating the state capitol and supplying panying correspondence follow: tho senate chamber and hall of representa- To the Honorable, the Senate of the State | {VeS With carpets, ~stationery, books, ete. of Nebraska: I déem it my duty to call |There is a story that Allen has pocketed theso your attention to the condition of certain | bills and gone off on a pleasure trip. Hoe Institutions of the state with reference to | claimed before the legislature convened that {he state of the appropriations made by the | nono of the bills came to him. He sald he Tt appeats trom the information presented | 1ad ordered them all sent to the commities to me that in two of the state institutions | 0% claims, and had not agreed to pay any the expenditure in certain funds has ex. | certain amount, but all was to be left to the hausted the appropriations made by the last | committee on claims and the committee on legislature, and a deflciency now exists in | finance, ways and means. The committes ch funds, | & on claims now say that as yet none of these In the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb, | Pilic have Shown up, and. the butpieg et located at Omaha, Neb., I am informed by the superintenderit that the appropriatios | °f the committee room Is, where are they? for living expenses is entirely exhausted, and he estimates that it will require $1,800 to meet the requirements of the institution out of this fund until the general appro- oriation becomes available, There was ap- propriated by the preceding legislature for the living expenses of this institution the sum of $14,000. It also appears that at the Norfolk Hos- Second race, six ‘furlongs: Monita, 100, Russel (40 to 1), won; Gladiator, %, Isom (2 to 1), second; ' Little’ Bob, 85, Cockran (10 to 1), third. me: 1:24. 'Bellringer, Find Out, Mutineer, Prince, Joe Frank and Harry Kuhl also ran. Third race, seven furlongs, handicap: Gussie, 101, Griffin (1% to 1), won; Quirt, 104, Cockran (4 to 1), second; Huntsman, 86, Glenn (20 to 1), third. Time: 1:381, Jdck Richelieu, Modesto, Polaski, Pescador and Flirtilla also ran. Fourth race, hurdle, a mile and a'half: Faymarket, 135, Stan- ford (15 to 1), won; Goodbye, 138, Withers (8 to 1), second, Dave Dougiass, Me- Donald {100 to 1), third. Pime: 3:31%. Wild Oats, April, Mero, Happy Band and Major Ban also ran. Major Ban finished second, but was disqualified for fouling. Fifth race, five and a half furlongs, sell- ing: rrango, 105, Chern (8 to 5 Arno, Carr (2 to 1), second; S 108, Tloy; 1), third, Time:’ 1:15%. Js and Mendocino also ran NEW ANS, Jan. 30.—Track heavy. 3 st tace, six furlongs: Burrel's Billet (11 to §) won, G. B. Cox (8 to 1) second, Mer- rit (5 to 1) third, Time: 1:20%% Second race, mile and twenty yards: Ten Spring (7 to %) won, Chauncey (4 to 1) sec- ond, Tippecanoe (6 to 1) third. Time: 1:54. I race, six furlongs tinet (3 to 1) won, Kindora (12 to 1) second, Old Dominion 1) third. Time: 1:26%, th race, handican, five furlongs: Rird- catcher (5 to 2) won, Trixie (6 to 1) second, Testival (7 to 1) third. Time: 1:06% Fifth race, one mile: Sayon (6 to 5) won, Violet C (13 to 1) second, “Blue and White was made. GRAHAM EXPLAINS HIS BILL. Grahem, who had. introduced the bill by request, moved that when the committee rise it report the bill back to the senate with the recommendation that it be engrossed for third reading. The motion provoked an interesting debate. In answer to a question from Tefft, Gra- ham explained that the bill was intended to protect the interests of the owner of land sold under decree of ioreclosure. He uscd the following: illustration: The owner of a plece of property valued at $3,000 and mort- gaged for $2,000 might not be able to dis- charge the mortgage when it became due. The mortgagee might bid it in for $1,500. Under the law the owner could redeem by paying $1,600 into court, the mortgagee still holding a deficlency judgment against him. Or, if the owner was unable to redeem the property, any of his judgment creditors might redeem the same, Tefft attacked the bill as a vicious measure, claiming that the owner would be entirely unprotected in case he would not be able to redeem as promptly as some creditor might expect. Hitchcock vigorously opposed the bill, claim- ing that its provisions would deter capital- ists from buying in property under decree, and thus leave the owner at the mercy of the mortgagee, who would bid in the property at a low figure. Lindsey favored the bill in so far as it fourth engineer, W. Lortz; fourth engineer, J. Krite; fourth engineer, L. Wils; purse Wefer; surgeon, Dr. A. Reichardt; assistant ueser, P, Schiutius; chief steward, J,. P. chunder; second. steward, J. Bundelsen; chief cook, G. Grappeguter; second cook, J. Haas, The following were among the first-class and second-class passengers who have not ben accounted for and who are supposed to have been drowned: First Cabin—Mrs. Hermine Sanders, Fal- mouth, Mass.; John V. Vincke, St. Charles, Mo.; Charles Wix, New Yorl; Mrs. Klipfell, Brandenburg; Louls Thewitt, Vienna; Ernest Heren, New York. Second Cabin—Mrs, York; Eugene Schle Schlegel, Ington; Vattier, sterdan; recommended o pass.. The private secratary of the governor appeared with'a message from the executive concerning ~tife Loondition of the finances of the state.; On motion of Chapman the committee of the whole arose and reported progress. The communication of the execu- tive was read, showing deficiencies in various state institutions. On motion of Thomas, the message was referred to the committee on finance, ways and means. On the call for petitions and memorials there were numerous responses, and the pages wildly scurried around the house. A petition from Fillmore demanded drastic legislation against the sale and manufac- ture of oleomargarine. This was accom- panied by similar petitions from almost every county in the state. They were all referred to the committee on agriculture, House roll No. 17 was reported by the committee for indefinite postponement and the report adopted. House roll No. 169 was reported with a recommendation that it_pass. The committee on printing reported the result of its Investigation of the printing of house rolls as now performed, and recom- mended several important changes in the interest of economy. The report was adopted. House roll No. 57, for the destruction of the Russian thistle, was recommended for passage and the report adopted. House roll No. 118 was favorably reported by the judiciary committee and the report adopted. Governor Holcomb Sends a Speclal Message to the Logisiature, LINCOLN, Jun. 80.—(Speclal.)—Governor Holcomb transmitted a special message to the two branches of the legislature this after- noon calling attention to the fact that in two of the state institutions a deficiency in short course, about IT WAS A CONFIDENCE GAME, Luis Kehne, New el, Fuerth; Miss Emma erth; Mrs. Sophie Rhodes, Wash- ugene Rhodes, Washington; Mrs. Krane, ~ Andrew Vattier, Am- Julius Rosenbaum, Berlin; Adolph Islaub, New York; Earnest Maseberg, Louisiana; Kurt Kleinschmidt, Helena, Mont.; Carl Neusbaum, Berlin; Ru- dolph Nolte, psic; J. H. Hahn, James Vevera, Kretoo Kor, Frank Miskolz, Eduard Moskovie, Esperjes; Esterla Goldner, Es- perjes; Mr. Lockhart, New York; August Sander, Esseole; Peter Powlerski, Kasanitz; Miss Clara Weingartner, Flehinge One report has it that there were ahout 400 persons on the Elbe, 240 of whom were passengers, 160 officers and crew and a Shabby Trick Turned by a Committeo In Dealing with Destitution. LINCOLN, Jan. 30.—(Special Telegram.)— Astde from the introduction of another swamp of bills and bills on second reading, the house consumed the time this morning in defeat- ing the substitute for Brady's seed grain note bill, House Roll 39. This move was the slickest case of flimflam of the session so far, and developed considerable feeling among the members. Brady's original bill provided that farmers could mortgage the crop raised from the seed for which the security was given. The committee’s substitute, however, was an artfully drawn measure by which the act — WESTERN PINSIONS. Veterans of the Lato War Remembered by the General Government. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.—(Speclal.)—Pen~ slons granted, issue of January 17, were; Nebr: H crease—Fredericl ) Becond 3t the Norfollc Hos- | Nebraskn: Increase—[rederick J.” Smith, number of cattlemen who were returning to the United States. Karl Hoffman, the husband of Mrs. Anna Hoffman, is among the survivors. He is in & condition of terrible distress from the loss of his wife and son. He pathetically exhib- ited to the reporter of the Assoclated press a gold wateh his wife had slipped into his hand as she parted with him to go to the starboard side of the steamer when the ordef to that effect was given. He said: . KARL HOFFMAN'S STORY. “We left Bremerhaven on Tuesday after- noon at 3 o'clock. Our cabin was one of the second class, and was within six feet of the spot which received the full force of the shock. My wife, child and T were asleep when I was awakened at 5:20 by what seemed to be the ringing of the gong that is used to call the passengers to meals. Finding that it was still dark, T jumped out of my berth, but heard nothing to alarm me. I went back to my berth again, and immediately heard the rushing of feet and shouting, I concluded something serious had happentd, and seizing some clothing I awakened my wite and child, who hurrledly dressed, and then we all ran along the corridor with the others to the deck. 1 was knocked down stairs when 1 ached the top, but my feet caught on a hook and I managed to save myself from be ing trampled upon. I got to the port side and saw that great damage had resulted from tho collision. - The water was then rushing into the steamer in a great torrent. It was very dark, though the sky was clear, The sea was very rough. Two boats were low- ered. I caught my boy and threw him into one of the boats. Calliug my wite to accom- pany me, I got into it, but at that mome there was @ shout for the women and chil- dren to go to the starboard side. Slipping her watch into my hand, my wife left me and the boy was taken out of the boat while 1 sat there, “I saw one boat swamped. We tried (o res- cue thoie In the water, but all save one, Anna Boecker, diappeared.” Our boat was then shoved off. We saw many vessels, but could not attract attention. We used sails and shirts for signals, but the passing vessels paid Mo attention to them. Eventually the signals yere answered by the fishing smack Wild ower. “‘After the collision rockets were fired from the steamer, but no help came. I think it was impossible that any others were rescued, as the ship sank almost Immediately after we left it. I do not believe that the steerage passengers were aware of the aceldent, be- ¢ause the collision did not make much noise. We were exposed to a heavy sea and bitter Winds for over five hours. The boat shipped water constantly.” Chief Engineer Neussel sald: “The steamer that ran peared (o be a vessel of about Nothing was visible by which Bame or her hailing port tained.” The chief engineer declined to give any opinion as to how the catastrophe happened. Not more than twenty minutes elapsed before the steamer sank. It was only the position that the Elbe assumed when the water rush- ing into her made its volume felt that pre- yeited the launching of more boats. Bvery- thing pessible, including the firing of rockets, Wi done in the short time before the wessel settled down, The night was very dark &t the time of the collision. in an interview into us ap- 1,600 tons. cither ber could be ascer- Oloveiand Man Among the Savad. CLEVELAND, Jan. $0.—The county com- (2 to 1) third. Nead- Hardin Shoot Today. The 100 live bird Reed and John J. on the Bemis Park Gun club grounds the e ing, commencing at 11 o'clock sharp. 1 Parmelee has sccured a full ment of strong winter birds, and the pre pects are good for a close and shoot. There is great interest manifest shooting circles over the match and of spectators. The match is yurds rise, clation rules to govern, Mr. final stakeholder and referee. —————— MAJOR PADDOCK'S SUCCE3SOR, Delegation Urges that He Omaha Man—The Candidater urer Irey and a hearing had come in the interests of O. vacant by the death sloner Paddock. posed of a majority few democrats, acceptable to both parties. the recitation of of County Commis. In addition his virtues as an on the claim that Morey would than any of the other South didates to harmonize the when the appointee runs for at the mext election, as he in ability will. _But the delegation, in favor of Morey, stated that it satisied 1f any other of the South candidates was appointed, with the tion of Daye Anderson, who did not to_be much of a favorite. The candidates are some twenty in num ber, among them being Henry Kelsey do ublican all precinet, Henry C. Glessman Walsh of M rnest Stubt of the First ward and O orey, C. C. Stavley, Dave Anderson, Z Hedges, A. L Bulla, W. G. Sloan and C. M Omaha Paddock was laid in the grave, and they have been coming in steadily ever cince. As stated in The Bea several days ago, Sutton secems to have the inside present. From the first it felt that the commissioner should cither from_ the country or from people are very much of the opinion he ought to came from their city and hav been making overy effort to bring the ap- pointive board to the same opinion. be. good men among the candidates, definite can be obtained from them. “The Throat.- aet directly on the organs of the volce, of the throat. shoot between J. C. Hardin will take place at t end of the big bridge this morn- Col- comple- exciting in the prospects are good for a large attendance at 100 live pigeons to the man for $100 a side, thirty fifty boundary, American asso- H. S, Hughes Be a South Last night Judge Baxter, County Treas- tounty Clerk Sackett gave to a delegation of a dozen who B. Morey, one of the candidates for the position made The delegation was com- of republicans and a to show that Morey was to lionest citizen and taxpayer great stress was lald more Omaha can- party the position prob- although would be Omaha excep- seem of Millard precinct, Oscar Pickard of Douglas and James Ardle precinet, John Honza and B. Sutton, Peter Cockrell, James Hunt of South Some of the applications were put | in verbally, even before the body of Major track at was come South Omaba, and of late the feeling has grown stronger {0 favor of the latter. South Omaha that None of the members of the board will | give any information of who the man will They say (hat there are a hall dozen one of whom will be appointed, but nothing more Brown's Bronehial Troches' They have an extraordinary effect in all disorders became a permanent fraud on farmers and could be made available by all Kinds of patent right and lightning rod swindlers. The farmers saw the trap, voted against the bill, and were subsequently taunted by Burns of Lancaster with not wanting any aid in the direction of securing seed. The report of the committee on printing submitted today called for drastic measures in the way of reorganization of the plan on which house bills are now printed, besides making a number of other economical recom- mendations. The report showed that the printing of the bills as let this year was fully 100 per cent higher than was charged for ‘the same work two years ago. The bid- ders on this line of printing were also ac- cused of collusion from the internal evidence in their bids. The report recommended that thirty Instead of twenty-five lines be placed on a page, and that the margin be de- creased. from three to two inches, and that 250 instead of 500 copies of each bill be printed. The committee suggested the abro- gation of the present coniract and a resub- mission of bids for this work. The report also gave the figures for which the printing of the message of ex-Governcr Crounse and the inaugural of Governor Holcomb in English, German, Swedish and Bohemian was done. The report was adopted. Hairgrove this morning introduced an surance bill, house roll No. 417, which ap- pears to be diametrically cpposite to the provisions of the present valued policy law. One of the virtues claimed for it is (hat ft provides o uniform system of blanks on which risks are written, the system to be known as the “Nebraska Standard Policies,” One of the demerits of the measure is the provision for a board of appruisers, instead of enforcing the payment of the full policy for which premiums have been paid. ROUTINE OF THE DAY, It was 11:30 before the house reached bills on third reading, the only weighty proceeding of the morning session. The in- troduction of bills and bills on second read- ing had consumed the precading time sincs the hour of assembly. House roll No. 39, Brady's seed grain note bill, was the one under consideration Brady demanded a call of the house. Har rison interrupted with a motion that fur- ther proceedings in the line of a call of the house be dispensed with, and nis mo tion prevailed. The one minute rule In ex plaining votes was enforead this morning for the first time. On the original vate the bill was lost by 50 to 41, bul sufficlent members changed thelr votes to make the result 59 to 41 The heuse p. m. Bills on third reading were resumed reassembly for the afternoon session. House roll No. 8i, providing for the stamping of penitentlary made goods, passed by a vote of 83 to 9. DBurus of Lancaster voted against the bill. Hoe said that this legts lature could not compel the branding of prison made goods from other states The house then went into committee the whole, with Munger in_the ebalr. House roll No. 13, by Chace, was reported by the committee on roads and bridges for in definite postponement. The report of th committee was adopted. House roll No. 7, by Sutton of Douglas, for the discon tinuance of township organizations by a vote of electors was passed House roll No. 233, by Pohlman, pro viding for a military board, and amending section 2 of chapter xxxi, Consolidate! Statutes Nebrazka, reporied favor- in- then took & recess until 2 of of | House roll No. 123, from the committee on Jjudiciary, was favorably reported and the same adopted. A resolution, by general consent acted upon today, was introduced by Thomas for a committee to proceed to the Soldiers' home at Grand Island and Investigate the same. The resolution was adopted. The house then adjourned. SENATORS WORK A BU: ) ed and Three Others Or- dered Engrossed. LINCOLN, Jan. 80.—(Special)—The usual large batch of anti-oleomargarine petitions was before the senate today. The petitions were 0 numerous that the lleutenant gov- ernor ruled that they should go to the com- mittee on agriculture without reading. The enrolling and engrossing committee re- ported that senate files Nos. 1 and 19 had been correctly engrossed and were ready for passage. Lehr, from the commitico on highways, bridges and ferries, presented a favorable report on senate file No. 49, introduced by Cross of Jefferson, amending the statutes relating to highways. Mitchell, from the committee on misce laneous subjeets, reported senate files 13, 32 22 and 118, all with a favo®able recommenda- tion except’ No. 22.¢ No. 13 is the pure food bill, introduced:i<by Pope, and was sent to the general filg, No. 32, by Stewart, pro- vides for the paymept of a bounty out of the state treasury for the destruction of wild animals, No. 118, by Lehr, provides a law for the creation’of ‘a ditch fund In the sev- eral counties. Thé committee recommended the postponement indefinitely of No. 22, in- troduced by Dile, ‘Providing that the saloon keeper who sells gives away liquor on election day orzon' Sunday shall have his license revoked. Dale objccted to the post- ponement of h# bill, and moved that it be placed on genewat fle. Teflt supported the motion, and on the ayes and nays the mo- tion was agreedcto.1 A large numben af new bills were intro- duced and readsfor dhe first time, while those introduced yesterday were read the second time and referred to standing committees, Senate files Nos; 1 and 19 were read the third time and pas#fd, whereupon the senate took a recess AWt¥?2 o'clock, At the afterobon’ session the senate, after listening to a number of reports from stand- ing committees, reselved itself into commit- tee of the whole (o consider bills on general file, with McKesson in the chair. The first bill taken up was senate file No. 2, introduced by Graham, and providing that the owpers of any real estate against which a decree of foreclosure has been ren dered in any court of record, and the owners of any real estate levied uppn to satisty a judgment or decree of any kind, may redeem the same from the lien of such decree or levy at any time before the sale of the same by paying Into court the amount of such judgment, together with all Interest and sts; and that any such real estate may be redeemed by the owner thereof, or by any judgment creditor of such owner, between the day of sale and the time when such sale shall be confirmed, by paying into court the amount bid by the purchaser for such real estate at sheriff’s sale, with interest upon uch amount from the date of sale to the day of redemption at the rate drawn by the ¥ DAY, Two Bills P: referred to the owner, but not to the judg- ment creditor. He therefore moved as an amendment to the bill that the words “judg- ment creditor” bo stricken out. The amend- ment was agreed to, and the bill ordered to a third reading. The committee then took up senate file No, 57, a bill introduced by Bressler, providing that a landlord shall have a lien for his rent upon all crops grown upon the demised premises and upon any other personal prop- erty of the tenant and not exempt from exe- cution, which has been used upon the premises during the term for the period of one year after a year’s rent, or the rent of a shorter period claimed, falis due, but such lien shall not in any case continue more than six months after the expiration of the term. This bill provoked a lively discussion. All of the senators on the republican side favored thoe bill except Wright, who bitterly attacked it, claiming that it was without justice or equity. Wright, by his opposition, drew the fire of all the friends of the bill. Caldwell, in the midst of a lively colloguy, wanted permission to ask a question of Wright. “In what month does the senator from Lan- caster loan flax seed to the farmers?” “In April,” retorted Wright. Tho question was drawn out by the fact that Wright makes a business of loaning flax seed to farmers, and the proposed law would give the landlord a lien prior to any he might secure. Pope declared in a good natured argument that Wright was seeking to obtain undue advantage over the landlord. Stewart undertook to kill the bill by moy- ing to strike out all after the enacting clause, but he falled to muster the votes. He then proposed that the bill be amended so as to glvo tho landlord a lien on the temant's wife and children, After considerable discussion the committee ordered the bill engrossed for third readin ARBITRATION BILL AMENDED. The next bill taken up by the committe of the whole was the arbitration bill intr duced by Smith. The labor commitice had reported a number of amendments very ma- terially altering some of the provisions of the bill. The amendments provide that the arbitrators shall be appointed by the district court, and that, they shall receive §10 per day for actual tie served. Dale sought to engraft another amend- ment reducing the pay of the arbitrators to $3 per day. He argued that if the pay was $10 per day the costs would be enormous. Smith drew a slight round of applause by retorting that even at $10 per day the arbi- trators would not cost the taxpayers one- tenth as much as it does to call out the militia. The committee agreed to report the bill with the recommendation that it be passed as amended, The commiltee then rose Stewart made an ineffectual attempt knock out the favorable report on senate file No 67, but the senate declined. The favo able report on all three bills was then agr v McKeeby, from the relief sented @ substitute bill for house authorizing county boards to with which to purchase seed farmers. House roll No. 1 was read the third time last Saturday, but was recom. mitted at the last moment in order that an amendment might be added to enable rent ers, lessees of school lands and farmers on government lands to obtain the relief ex- tended by tue bill. The senate ordered the substitute pripted snd then adjourned. commitiee, pre- roll No. 1 issue bonds for destitute . to | lel for the Insane, Neb., the appropriation for board and cloth” ing made by the preceding legislature is ex- hausted, $500 to meet the demands of the institution upon this fund until the expiration of the biennfal period for which the appropriation was made. 1 submit herewith coples of the communi- cation to this office from the superintendent of the Deaf and Dumb institute, and also from the steward of the Norfolk asylum to the superintendent bearing upon this sub- ect. Jeptubmit this Information to you for such action by your honorable body as you may deem proper. Very respectfully, SILAS A. HOLCOMB, Governor. CORRESPONDENCE IN THE CASE, NORFOLK, Neb., Jan. 13 Dr, C. B. Little, Superintendént, Norfolk, Neb.: Dear Sir--I respectfully desire to cail your atten- tion that we have expended our” appropria- tion for the current period for board and clothing, Balance uncxpended January 1 was $1,416,06, Our grocery bill for the quar- ter ending March i1, 1893, is $750, the goods having been delivered. ‘Our contract for flour for the same period fs §200. and it will take all of that, for the hospital, as you know, is_filled with patients to its full ‘ca- pacity, We have bought butter to date 100, and meat $225, and other liabilities $75, showing a total liability of $1.30, nearly $100 over balance on hand January 1 I estimate that we will require’ $100 for meat the balance of the quarter, and $200 for butter, and $200 for incldental and nec- arficles for food and other articles able to board and clothing readon w this fund falls short of our wants is well known to you; I need not mention but the items. “First: The building of the slaughter house out of the board and clothing fund. This was done in the int of ‘cconomy and saving, and has proved to be such, and with the full knowledge and consent’ of the board. Se ond: The drilling and cost of new well taken out of this same fund, with the di- rect orders and personal supervision of the board in the exercise of a sound and wise discretion, made necessary by the exigen- cles of the case. I need not add that under the positive orders of the board we are prohibited from running any deficiency, but we must have meat and butter and some other incidental items of food and feed to carry us through to March 31 ‘Aside from this one quarter we are in good shape and can go through to the end of the biennial period. Very respectfully, 1. SIMPSON, Steward OMAHA, Jan. 19, 18%5.—Hon. Sllas A. Hol- comb, Governor 'of Nebraska, Lincoln, Neb.:' Dear Bir—As per our convérsation of vesterday, I hand you herewith a statement Ehowing the status of appropriations for this institute You will observe that on the Item of ly- ing expenses the fund Is exhausted, It would require about $1,500 t0 mect expenses in this fund till new appropriations are available (April 1), There will probably be a surplus in the fund for fuel and lights It will be necessary to provide for this item of living fund. Hope you will make such recommendation to the legislature as in your judgment will provide the means to run us through. Very truly yours, A, GILLESPIE, Superintendent, CANNOT GET HOLD OF THE BILLS. House Committee on Clatms Has with Allen's Expenditures, LINCOLN, Jan. 30.—(Special)—The com- mittee on claims will not make a report until about the middle of February. Members of the committee say that they experience great difficulty in getting at the luside of the bills Trouble and upon estimates made by the superinfendent and steward it will require Bordeaux, Dawes. Relssue—Heinrich Loh- meler, Pleasant Dale, Seward; Henry C, Lake, Wilber, Saline. Original widows, —Mary B. Armor, Sumner, Dawson, Tncrease—Fréderick Heidman, Den- Bremer. — Reissue—Robert B. Allen, Muscatine, Muscatine, Original widows, ete.~Richard P. Larkin, (father) South English. van Kingsbury. | South’ Dakota: Schaick, Oldham, Originti—TLevi” A, Mansfield, Jrurus Shockey, Holyoke, slorado: Pueblo, Fuebl Ociginal—Patrick 0'Mally, oy 48, Relgsue—Henry Phillips. Montana: Lewlstown, VALLEJO, L, Jan. 30—The gunboat Bennington is all ready for sea and will sall for Central American ports tomorrow morning. 10 STRGER, A Discovery Which Will Interest and Benefit Thousands. It Removes the Necessity of Barbarous Sure gleal Operationy, 1 Those Who IHave Tested it. 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