Omaha daily bee., 1888-03-02
fight for the soldiers who entrusted him with

fight for the soldiers who entrusted him with
their bill.
PUBLIC PRINTER IN A HOLE.
II Is absolutely painful to see Public
examination of the republican members Of
the house committee now investigating the
affairs of his onice. II he has impressed
anyone who. has attended the meetings of the
committee that he is competent to fill the
not found that one. Benedict was
cross examined this afternoon by
MIR. Gallinger, u republican member from
New Hampshire. He acknowledged that he
had discharged a number OF ex-union soldiers
from his office who were competent and who
came within the scope OF statutory
projections and he not only refused
TO give them his reasons for discharg-
ing them, but he refused to tell
satisfactory to himself; that he was respon-
sible and that was sufficient. Mr.. Gallinger
pressed Benedict for an answer, but the dem
ocratic members Of the committee protected
the witness. Mr. Gallinger stated that it was
his purpose to impeach the witness and that
he could not do so if his interrogatories were
to be treated contemptuously.
PoTTER's CONDITION IMPROVED.
General Manager Tom Potter, Of the Union
Pacific, is reported slightly improved tonight
but he is yet in a critical condition, and those
who have seen him do not believe he will re-
cover. The physician is very cautious in
giving information about the condition OF Mr..
Potter even to the latters most intimate
friends, and it is easier to get favorable than
unfavorable reports
CONSPIRACY fo,LED.
Last night there was u conspiracy to get
hold Of copies of the tariff for premature pub
lcation, but it accidentally failed. Early in
the evening Mr.. Bryan, foreman of the
government printing Office, received a
message over the telephone purporting
to come from Mr.. Mills, the chairman
lad OH
of the bill, asking him to deliver ten copies
of the same to his house at 10 o'clock. Mr..
Bryan replied that he feared it would be i'm
possible to do so, but he would try. At 10
o'clock he sent messenger to the house of
Mr.. Mills, to say that no was unable to de-
liver the copies of the tariff bill as requested
and was very much astonished to learn
that Mr.. Mills knew nothing of
| the order that had come over the telephone.
| 1t appears that an enterprsing newspaper
man, knowing that the long expected meas
ure would be Il valuable piece of news, en-
deavored to obtain it in this way: At 10
| o'clock, the hour named for the delivery of
| the tariff bills, a man was waiting outside of
| MIR. Mills house with package in his
| hand, ready to act in case the conditions were
| favorable. 1t was his plan to watch the mes
| senger from the government printing office,
| and if the latter delivered package at Mr..
| Mills house he knew it would contain tariff
| bills. Immediately upon the messenger
| leaving the house he proposed to ring the
| bell and explain that the wrong package had
| been delivered and exchange the bogus
one in his hands for that which had come
| from the government printing office. But
| as the public printer was not able to do the
| Job, the scheme miscarried and the bill was
not prematurely published. Three hundred
| copies were found lying all right in the room
| of the committee of ways and means and
| under lock and guard.
PERRY S. HEATH.
| Nebraska and Iowa Pensions.
| WASHINGTON, March 1.-[Special Telegram
to the BEE. 1.-The following pensions were
| granted Nebraskans to-day: Original in
valid-Beniamin Dye, Chapman; Samuel p
Henderson, Lavaca Increase - Edmond
Hoyle, Raymond; Luther Jaques, Gordon
Robert H. Quiggle, Blue Hill. Mexican sur
vivors-Milton H. Lacy, Miniature. Increase
Michael Logan, Gretna.
Pensions for Iowans: Original invalid
Theodore Pyle, Fort Madison; Azotus H
Graver, Rowley; Earl F. Baldwin, Lake
Mills; Andrew J. Barr, Webster City; Mar
tin N. Hubbard, Van Buren,; Ananus Lutz
Woodburn; Jesse Melick, QuasQueton
ertson, Keswick; John Randolph; Talleyrand
Pierce Cahill, Lamotte. Increase-Edmund
Davis, Ellington; John Stockwell, Winter
set; William G. Cullom, Bonaparte; JOSIAH
b. Goodall, Ottumwa; James Reagin. Ham
der, West Burlidgton; Thomas Gates, Lin,
Springs; David j. Garrett Leon; JOSEPH
Hickman, Holstein; James A. Russell, Mil
ton; William H. Gibson, Hilesville. Reissue
and increase-Humphrey We'll, Corydon
Original, widows, etc.-Mary A., widow o
Thomas M. Norris, Des Moines. Mexlcal
survivors-Rufus Simmons, Perlee.
National Capitol Notes.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-Among the mem
hers of the renuhlican congressional commit
tee chosen by the JOINT caucus tonight ar
Senator Farwell, Of Illinois; E. H. Conger
Iowa; James Laird, Nebraska; Senate