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Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
A DEAD STATESMAN.
Peaceful Dissolution Of the
Most Illustrious of
Southerners.
His Native State Plunged Into
Profound Sorrow.
Details Of tho Sad Event.
Special Dis. atch 70 TIE BEE.

Special Dis. atch to TuE Bss.
ATLANTA, March 4.-Governor
Stephens death occurred at $3.50 this
morning. About 2 o'clock this morn
ing 1t was evident that he was much
weaker and the crisis was approach
ing. The doctors placed q strong
mustard plaster on the wrist and let 1t
remain twenty minutes. When re-
moved there was not the slightest sign
Of inflammation, showing there was
very little vitality left. At $50 the
extremities became cold and clammy
and assumed a purplish hue rs the
end drew o Stephens was lying
On his back, his head turned slightly
to the right. The husky rattle in his
throat, which had boon plainly per-
ceptible earlier In the night, had
ceased entirely. There was no more
heavy breathing and not the slightest
gasping. At 3:l5 the family were
called in. After breathing almost i'm.
p~erceptibly for a few moments he died
without the slightest tremor.
The news of the death created the
~profoundest sensation, q he was not
known to be 80 ear deaths door.
To-day the remains were lain In state
In the executive mansion, and were
Viewed by 10000 people. In the
afternoon a meeting of citizens was
held and addresses delivered by Sena-
tor Colquitt, Judge Martin j, Craw-
ford, Judge Logan, E. Breckley, and
other prominent citizens. A citiz,ns
committee was appointedto cooperate
with o COMMITTEE from the Legislature
ard state house officers In the conduct
of the funeral. The remains will lay
In state at the capitol, commencing
tomorrow, until the burial, Wednes-
day or Thursday.
Col John Stephens, q nephew of
the governor, said: ~ have never
known him to speak 80 little of death
as during the present illness, or to
make so few arrangements for the
. worst that might come. In all his
: other attacks he had been especially
careful to impress on me the minutest
details of his wishes and intentions.
In this illness he has not said a single
, word Of any of his DESIRES"
8 This confirms the theory of his
:, Illness, that 1t was exhaustion rather
, than disese that caused death. 1t was
7 the mind not the body that gave way.
q Stephens made q will some time ago.
He leaves $40, 900 to the children of hi
late brother, Judge stephens, the rest
of the estate, barring Q few minor be-
quests, to hts nephew, Colonel Johr
. Stephens. What the estate will foo
I up depends largely on the sale Of hi
new "Ristory Of the United States
= He made about $50, 600 on "The Wa
= Between the States" His new bool
= IL selling we'll. Above the bequestl
the eatste VII probably pay $40, 600
= The Chronicle says: The death o
. Stephens Is I calamity to the state
All denominations and classes, IRE
: = spective of party, are Profound!
moved blythe death of the statesman
patriot and philAnthropist. Though
dead, he will live "a the most illustri
!, Gus of Georgiaus.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05

secure recognition In the prompt discharge
Of their duty. No more conscientious
body of men than compose this house Of
representative, in my opinion, eyer met.
Partisan zeal has III some instances led to
fierce word contests on the floor, but when
the occasion which gave rise to IL passed
by, party spirit went with it. / am very
thankful for the considerable manner in
which | have been treated by the house in
its collective capacity. / am also very
thankful to each indi sidual memberof this
body for his personal treatment to me. !
shall lay down the gavel and high Office
you clothed me with, filed with good
feeling towards each member of this
house. l have been at times impatient,
sometimes severe with members, but l
have never purposely harshly treated any
member. i have become warmly attached
to, and possessed high admiration. not
only of the high character Of this house as
a parliamentary body, but for all It's indi-
vidual members. L heartily thank the
Of speaker are of the most delicate, criti.
cal kind. His decisions are in the main
made without time for elaboration, are
often very far.reaching, In controlling the
legislation of the country on important
matters, and they call out the severest
criticism. The rules of this house, which
leave to the speaker the operous
duty and delicate task of recognizing indi-
viduals to present their matters for legis-
lation, renders the office IN that respect an
exceedingly unpleasant one. No member
of the house should have the legis-
lation he desires depend upon the in
dividual recognition OF the speaker, and no
speaker should be compelled to decide be-
tween members having matters possibly of
equal Importance or of equal right, to his
recognition. l suggest here that the time
will soon come when another mode will
have to be adopted which will relieve both
the speaker and individual members from
this exceedingly embarrassing If not danger.
Gus power. During my administration In
the chair very many important question:
have been decided by me, and l do moi
aatter myself that l have, in the hurry o,
the decisions, made no mistakes. But ]
do take great pride in being. able to say
that no parliamentary decision of mint
has been overruled by the Judgment q
| this almost evenly politically balanced
house. although many appeals have beer
taken. 1 congratulate each member o
this house upon what has been accom-
plished In the discharge of the important
duties of a representative, and with sin
cerest hope that all may return safely t.
their homes, wishing each q successful ant
happy future during life, l now exercise m,
last official duty as presiding officer Of thi
house by declaring the term Of this house
under the constitution OF the Unite,
States, ut IN end and that 1t shall stan
adjourned sine die.
When the speaker closed his re
marks there was q very general man
Hesitation of applause on both sides.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
THE EXPENSES
Dispatch TO tbs BEE.
THE DIFFERENTIATION ANALYzEp.

THE APPROPRIATION ANALYZED.
WASHINGTON, March Am analy.
sis of the figures for the past three
years shows that the appropriations
for current expenses of the govern
ment, irrespective of the amounts for
pensions aggregate less than either of
the two preceding years. The regular
pension bills for fiscal years 1882,
1888 aud 1884 aggregate $780,
$50, 900, the bill just passed
being SEC, 900 in exce.s Of
the bill passed two years
ago, and $l3. 225, COO less than the
bill last year. OF the deficiency bill
Just passed only about $500, 0CC
IL on account) of the current fiscal
year. The appropriation bills of the
present session were based upon es
Inmates a~ggregating S272, 1914, S44; 81
passed by the house, 1926, 400, 308; al
passed by the senate, $3.50, 662, BAL,
and as finally passed by both houses
after adjustment by the conference
committee, 1929, 1921, GIL, an increase
of So, 244,758 over the amounts
originally recommended by the house
committee on appropriations. While
the provisions of the act ito reduoerev'
enue" 90 into effectgenerally after July
1, 1883, exception is made In respect tc
the tariff duties upon sugar, which
take effect June l, and internal reve-
nue. provisions relating to reduction Of
taxes on tobacco, snuff and cigars, and
reduction of special license taxes,
which go into effect May l, with 9
provision that all claims for drawbacks
on unbroken packages Of tobacco,
snuff, cigars and cigarettes held BY
manufacturers or dealers at that date
must be presented before July l.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
ALL
A Steamboat Wrecked.
Special Dispatch to TIE BEE.

NEW ORLEANS, March 4.-The
steamboat Yazoo, hence yesterday
evening from Bayou Macon and Ten
ssa, while turning a point during high
wind at l o'clock at night, struck an
obstruction supposed to be q log, and
commenced to fill. She was landed,
q small line put out which parted, and
the boat sank. Eleven lives worC
lost. The disaster occurred at GypsS
Poiat, % miles above the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
CAPITOL T
peciai Dispatches to The BEE.
COMBINATIONS.

COMBINATIONS.
WASHINGTON, March 4.-Edward
L. Curtis, secretary of Idaho; Edward
Bellows, paymaster Of the navy; David
v. Stephenson, surveyor general for
Iowa and Nebraska; Jas. B. Edmunds,
commissioner for the District of COL
umbis; Sanford Parker, Niobrara,
Neb., receiver of public money; G..
w. Post, collector of internal revenue,
Nebraska. Registers of lands:
B. 81. Dodge, Concordia, Kan.
sas.; John Blssill, Kerwin,
Kas.; Ed o. Graves, chief exam
liner of the United States civil service
commission; postmasters, A. l., Ath'
erton, Page, Iowa; A. r. Grow,
Logan, Iowa; L. F. Holton, Blair,
Neb ; Max Palachek, consul to Z,nzl
bar; receiver of public moneys, Chas
F. Babcook, McCook, Neb. register
of public lands, Christopher Hostel
ter, Grand Island, Neb.; G. l. Laws
McCook, Neb.; O. @. Powipg, sur
veyor general of Nevada. Postmas
ters: @. S. jackson, De Kabb Center
Ill /; j. W. Marshall, Plattsmouth
Neb.
ALL PASSED.
All the regular annual appropria
ton bills obtained passage in bot
houses and have become laws. TIL
sundry civil, the last upon whic
agreement was reached In conference
received the presidents signature
10 o'clock this morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
Killed by the Senate

Special Dispatch 70 TIN Ban.
WASHINGTON, March 3.-The fate
of the river and harbor bill was settled
by the action of the senate to-day In
adopting the Ingalls, motion, "That
the report of the committee accompa-
nying the bill be printed and lie on
the table," This action carries ovsr
till tomorrow the consideration of the
bill itself, and as Sunday Is not q leg
i~slative day no further action can be
taken by the senate upon the bill at
this session. 1t Is generally under
stood that the purpose of the motion
was to kill the bill.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
An Official Emblerzler.

bpeclNl DlbpAtch 20 IHB Bhh.
Boston, March 3.--Harvey N. Fall
lansbee, the clerk of the superinten-
dent CT the Boston Police Belief asso-
ciation, = embezzled some $40, 900 Of
invested funds of the latter ~origaniza.
tion. He had been specializing In stocks
and made a full confession. He Is
held for trial with $40, COO ball.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
Tho Factory Girls Fate.

Special Dispatch to THH BKn.
Nav YORK, March 3.-Thsrs was
Q large fire In Q New York popular
publishing oompsny's building on Rose
street. Some thirty girls were en-
ploysd In the building, and II IL ru-
nored that three gifls were burned N
death.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
A Factory Fire.

Special DISPATCH TO ThH BE.
ALBANY, March 3.-The Dunlap
mills and elevator wss burned this
morning. Three men were killed by
the falling walls and several injured.
The loss Is about $3.50, QUO. Insurance
! $3.50, 600.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
A Firm Suspended.

Special Dispatch to The BEE.
PHILADELPHIA, March 3.--Jcseph
N ger & Sons, cloak and suit manu-
{ ,cturers have suspended with liabil-
tiles estimated at $3.50, 600.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05
GRAND ISLANDS GLORY.
Mobley's Nomination and Conflrma-
ton Recalled.
Special Dispatch to THE BKH.

Special Dispatch to THE BN.
WARRINGTON, March 4 AT the re-
quest Of leading citizens of Grand
Island the confirmation of Seth p.
Mobley As postmaster was recalled BY
the president from the senate. The
vote by whish he was confirmed Fri.
day wa rsoonsldersd and he was de-
feated bv q large majority,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-03-05

ATLANTA, Ga, March 3.-Governor
Stephens u considered 10 DO In . dan
gsrous condition, and the belief u gem.
sral that he will not recover from his
present illness.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

LONDON, June 16.-A terrible cal
amity, involving the death of IFS
children, occurred in Durham this
morning. An entertainments
given by conjuror, attended
almost altogether by children.
several thousand being present. The
accident occurred at the close of the
performance. The body of the hall
pants, when some 1900 little ones
came rushing down. One of them
fell, and, unable to rise, owing to the
others crowding, the result was that
a great number were pushed down,
trampled upon and Sutfocated. The
scene was terrible. No effort could
stop the mad rush of the
frightened children. They came on the
stairs from the gallery At the top
of the first flight of stairs was door
which opened only twenty inches,
and thus but one child ut q time was
permitted to pass thrhugh. At
this point, while the mass
of children were rushing toward
pen nell, and soon were knocked
down and Suffocated to death by 9TH
ers trampling on them. A number of
bodies were badly mangled from
trampling .Manylvictims who were not
killed had their clothes torn from the
body. The ages of one hundred and
seventy-eight known to have been
killed range from four to fourteen
years: Two thousand persons sur
rounded the hall.
The feeling was so intense that the
military had to be called out. The
bodies are laid out in the hall, and the
parents of those killed were admit
ted. The most heartrending scenes
transpired while identification was in
progress.
Mothers of the dead children were
constantly uttering piercing screams,
and many tainted on the bodies Of
their little ones.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

THE applications of women for ad-
mission to medical colleges are be-
coming more numerous, but there
are people unreasonable enough to
assert that there is no proper place in
the profession for them. Women
were the only practitioners in some
branches among the Hebrews and
Egyptians. Hieropetus was an emf
nent surgeon 400 years B. c. He
taught his daughter Agnodice mid
wifery. She then disguised her Sex
to learn medicine, became very skill
full, and was accused, consequently,
before Areopagus. of sorcery and
corruption. she confessed her
sex to the judge. and a
law was then made to empower all
free-born persons to learn midwifery
Thus it may be seen that admission OF
women to higher education and to
scientific professions is no new thing
We have been trying to deny women
these things which rightfully belong
to any person, while the ancients re-
cogniZed their ability to cope with
men, even in the learned professions
Portia was learned in the law, and SC
to-day there are turned out of some
of the Italian universities female
scholars, unsurpassed at their age for
learning. Some of the women OF
Texas must be so educated in our own
university,
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

RECENTLY the postoffice depart
ment at Washington asked for propo-
sails for blanks and blank books for
the money order business. The fig
ures for blanks ranged from $1S,5l3
to $25, 1856. and for books from "a, 1892
to S144,829, and the contract was duly
awarded to a New York firm, the
lowest bidder. Within twenty four
hours the successful bidders. who
had given a bond of $4,000 to
guarantee there good faith, were alb
ruptly notified that Postmaster-Gen-
eral Gresham had cancelled the con-
tract ION account of error in some OF
he bids" Why an error in any other
bid should vitiate the contract with
the lowest bidder, whose proposal con-
tanned no error, it is difficult to per
ceive; but the fact remains that Mr.
Gresham has ordered the proposals tt
be re-advertised in order to AFFORD
Public Printer Rounds another op
portunity to secure the printing. 81
operates one of the Washington
rings.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
ABSTRACT OF TITLE AND RIAL ESTATE
OFFICE OF ZIAIPELMAN s. BYRGEN,

ABSTRACT OF TITLE AND RIAL ESTATE
OFFICE OF ZIAIPELDIAN & BFRGEN,
PECAN ST., AUSTIN, TEXAS
The following comprises a list of Travis
county property transferred during the week
ending June IS. 1888:
Joseph Jacobs to Edwin P. Wayland ct al,
lots II, 10 and H. out lot 80, division ID, Austin
81 200.
N. NJ. Homsby SHERIFF, to James b. Smith,
500 acres, Thomas Anderson league, Travis
county. 81 500.
Francis T. Burlage to Kate J. Edwards part
of lot 3, division l., Austin $500.
A. L. reagarden to II. W. Cooke, part of lot
20, division ., Austin. $500.
John +. Jones and wife 10 Il. w. TuremNi
LOT 3. block q, division ID. Austin. $1,000.
:. G. kingsbury aud wife to Isaac T. Pryor,
middle 70 lot II, block 81, Austin. 81 500.
NJ X. Beckett to Abner Taylor. 80 acres
Thomas Anderson league, Travis county
81 600
Mrs. Lilly Graham TO James Haig, lot s,
block ", division d, Austin. $500.
Il. August Finn and wife TO John LindstrOm
ct al. 200 acres Summer Bacon and j. W.
Whipple surveys, Austin. $500.
j. c, Maxwell and wife to III. H. BirdWeu.
179 acres Lucas Munas survey, Travis connty.
% 14s
Edward Aldridge and wife TO Gilby Scott
lot !, block 40, Austin. $500.
Mrs l.. L. Robertson to w. D. DIlncins lot
n. out 50, division b, Austin. S175.
Charles Wolf to August ,IOergenS, lot |, block
50. division +, Austin. $3.50.
+: Braner to August Joer2ens, LOT TO- division
T., Austin.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21

THE fact that the pensioners are Or
ganizing for new raid on the next
congress shows it has not been
forgotten that Democrats contributed
towards imposing upon the country
the enormous pension account that
has been taking hundreds OF millions
out of the treasury. The organiza-
ton was powerful before, and while
it was a Republican move to give
away these enormous sums of money,
it was timidity, not to say sycophancy,
that made Democrats support so mon
strous measure. AS said. the or
ganization is again powerful, and it
will be seen again if the controll-
ing power in the House will agree to
propositions for increased pensions,
when the bounties of this government
in this respect already surpass those of
any other government on the globe.
Taxation, made necessary by the vast
augmentation of the pension roll, is
fast becoming the most serious bur-
den the people have to bear, and now
to sustain the list so as to take in the
vast throlg that is organizing for a
raid on the treasury would bankrupt
the government. What has been
wanted heretofore was moral courage
in congressman, that would lead them
t F, vote only what was right. 1t is to
be seen if the next congress will yield
to organized clamor, to a powerful
body that will add to the tax list an in
creased enormous burden, and make
the hope of the people for tax reform
a cause fraught with utter hopeless
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
How Inspection Inspects.
fort Worth Gazette.l

"He found everything in a satisfac-
tory condition" OF course he did.
His visit and the purpose of it was
known, and everybody had on their
Sunday demeanor for his inspection.
He found no abuses existing at pres.
ent." Certainly not. No one expect
ed him to find one sat present" But
why did not Mr.. Searcy go further
and ascertain whether or not any
abuses existed at the time charged
The embarrassing" process ought
not to be continued or tolerated by
Gov. Ireland. A rigid accountability
should be required of every official
connected with the penitentiaries,
and thorough investigation should
be had of every charge of wrong do
ing. Anything short of this will not
satisfy the people.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
AN EXCITING DAY.
On the Chicago Board of Trade.

CHICAGO. June 16.-The scene on
change to-day was one of the mad
dest excitement from opening of the
doors at ten to the sounding of the
bell marking the close of trading
hours. AS though by preconcerted
arrangement the provision clique had
no sooner assembled in their allotted
pit than intelligence greeted them
that MoGooch, Everingham 81 Co.,
one of the boldest of firm operators
on the board had Succumed.
This was verified soon afterward by
member of the firm circulating about
on the floor, notifying all with whom
deals, to close them out. Following
on the heels of this, ensued the heav-
lest day of trading known
to the annals of the board,
and the tension from that time for
ward to the finish, was of the most
strained character. Bedrock ON phi
ces was touched at almost the first
break. The big deal was in July lard,
and the option which had closed at
1925 on change on the previous
day, took a tumble TO SO
in such short order that
it made veteran operators lose their
heads for a while. There was an
immediate rebound to 800, 80 and 20,
but in The meantime trading had
been extraordinary heavy, all the
operators being represented by their
buyers, with orders to pick up every
thing without limit, and during this
there was unparalleled uproar. Large
winnings naturally occurred. and so it
went throughout the entire day-a
day marked by rapid and bewildering
fluctuations of the severest character
to the end. But after the first drop
the best efforts of the heaviest opera
tors could not force figures above980,
still 1.50 under the opening. This ex-
tradinary day of excitement was
due primarily to the failure of Nc
Geoch to accept all lard offered him.
But his losses, while very large. do
not in any sense represent gains and
losses which resulted from the coDdi-
ton of affairs precipitated by this
leader of bulls laying down. From
the present toutlook he has car
ried down with him six or eight
large firms, who acted as his
representatives.
How many are crippled or ruined
by the collapse will probably not be
known until after the temper of the
market has been tested on Monday.
The loss which aQcrues to McGeoch's
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-06-21
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS AND
THINGS.


The dyin g request of anegro hanged
in Georgia recently was that the local
brass band would play Golden Slip
pers." He gratified, and the band
made it easier for him to go.
A Georgia girl is engaged in task
of eating four large onions, two hun
bred green apples and two bottles of
pickles a day. Her friends have no
fears that she will fail in the under
taking, says local paper.
The heirs of Cleveland's millionaire
suicide, AmaSa Stone, have no lnten-
ton of availing themselves of state
statute which renders invalid all the
munificent requests to public lnstltu-
lions, provided for in Mr.. Stones will.
1t seems that the state law nullifies
all such requests unless the will bears
date within year of the death of the
testator. The executors of the es-
tate announce, however, that the be-
quests will be paid without regard
| to the amount realized in the settle
ment of the estate, the family OF the
| deceased millionaire standing ready
to make up any deficiencies out OF
their own share of the property.
Prince Napoleon's son is only one
of long line of royal pretenders, ref
ugees or captiVeS who have entered
English schools within the past dozen
years. He enters Cheltenhan college.
1t was there that Dr. Jex Blake first
received Prince Aleymayu, son of
King Theodore, of Abyssinia. Soon
after, the Duke of Genoa entered
| Harrow under Mr.. Matthew Arnold
Prince Hassan, of Egypt, and Prince
Sootchai, of Siam, were not long age
at Oxford. The King of Spain was
once at Sandhurst, and Don Jaime
son of Don Carlo, the pretender, is
now at the Jesuit college, near Wind,
sor, while the Woolwich career of thu
son of Napoleon Ill. is still fresh il
memory.