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Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
THE DEAD CONGRESSMAN.
The Funeral Will Take Place at
ShawneetOwn Next Wednesday.

CHICAGO, March 9.-Religious services will
be held over the remains of the late Repre-
sentative TOwnsheud, of Illinois, Monday
evening. At 9 O'CLOCK Monday evening mem
bcrs of congress, citizens OF Illinois, now in
Washington, and other friends will meet to
take appropriate action relative to the death
and to accompany his remains to the station
The body will be taken to the late home of
Townshend, in Shawneetown, H., where the
burial will take place Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Harrison sent beautiful selection of
cut flowers to Mrs. Townshend, accompanied
by th following note, expressing her sym
pathy and of the president:
Dear Mrs Townshend, ! was very much
shocked to hear Of the sudden death of your
husband. Your grief is too sacred to ap-
proach with words. Accept these flowers
with my heartfelt sympathy. The president
desires to add his sympathy with mine.
Sincerely yours, CARRIE HARRISON.
The congressional COMMISSION is COM
posed of Senator Blackburn and Represen-
tatives Springer, Henderson, Maish, Nc.
Comas, Gibson. Butterworth, Tracy and
Spooner The honorary pail bearers will be
Chief Justice Fuller, Senators F'arwell and
Cullom, General John G.. Black First Asss-
tant Postmaster General Stevenson aud ex-
Repr esentative S. S. Marshall.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
The New York MudiIe Clearing.

WAsuSGToN, March lO.-lt is reported
that Whtelaw Reid, of the New York Tri-
bune has been offered the English mission,
and ex-senator Palmer, of Michigan, that 10
Spain. The latter, however, says he will not
go abroad. Ex-Governor Porter, of Indiana,
will go to Rome, ana it Is expected that Hon,
John G. New will go 10 Austria.
The New York situation is gradually clear
ing up in a way that satisfies the politicians.
The Empire state is 10 have the as
sistant secretary of the treasury, but
report says it will not be
MIR. Coon. The collectorship OF
the port OF New YORK, a
member OF the delegation says, win be given
TO resident Of that city. This, il true, dis
poses of the chances of State Senator Fas-
sett, who is said TO be Platt's choice for the
place.
One of the first things the state depart
ment will dispose Of is the appointment Of
delegates TO the Samoan conference at Ber-
lin. II is said tonight that benjamin +.
Butler, John A. Kasson, and William Wal
ter Phelps will probably be sent 10 represent
this government, and they will be accom-
panied by ex-Consul General Sewall and
Augustus Howard, of Illinois, who nego-
tlated the treaty between the United States
and Samoa.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Inwa's School Fund.

DEs MONIES, Ia, March 1O.-ISpecial to
THE BEE. The state auditor has completed
his apportionment of the interest in the per-
manent school fund of the state The sum
to be appropriated TO the different counties
is $40, ,634.56, which IS distributed on the
basis of % cents for each person of school
age in the county. Polk county (including
the city of Des Mones) has the largest num-
ber of children. or 1907, and is therefore
entitled to 81, 1884. Dubuque county comes
next with school population of II. 1856 aud
an apportlonment on sa,Bl2.92. Pottawat-
tonic dncluding Countli Bluffs is third,
having school popslaeiPn ,s q OF II 'oS5 ana an an
these three, there are six other counties that
have school population of more than 10000.
They are Scott, Woodbury., Des Moincs,
Linn, Clinton and Led. In three counties,
Emmett Dickinson and Dsceoia, the school
population is less than 30O0. Dickinson has
the lowest having but l,P10 children of school
age. 1t receives therefore from the state
fund but S266.20
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
FRENCH TOURISTS MURDERED.
Yellowstone Park the Scene OF an
Atrocious Tragedy.

CHEYENNE, Wyo., March Olive French
tourists, three men and two women, are re-
ported 10 have been murdered IN Yellow
stone park. A guide is authority for the
statement that the deed was committed by
Indians. Others think that the perpetrators
were organized bandits.
The story comes from Canon City on the
eastern edge of Yellowstone park, and the
scene of the tragedy is far in the
interior. The guide, Hank Terry hit
and told the details in the mining town of
Canon City. According to the information
given to miners, the tourists consisted of M.
lie Claire aud wife, j. Vincent aud wife, and
Paul Gcrot. They came from San Francisco
and had plenty of money, and were bound to
see the park in winter In Rattlesnake
canon they were attacked at sunrise by q
party of horscmen. Ferry was nearly
Drained with the butt end Of gun and shot
in tie leg, When he recovered consciousness
he found that his employers had been shot in
their sleep. Two women had been scalped
ana everything of value in the outfit taken.
Ferry, half crazed with excitement and
fever, made his way to a mining camp,
where he told mis- story. He
thought that the murderers were Indians,
but the miners believe they must have been
outlaws, who had probably followed the
tourists n long distance watching an oppor-
tunlty such as was offered IN the canon.
The miners proposed to 20 after tho mur-
derers Then Ferry disappeared. AT first II
was supposed that he had wandered of while
temporarily insane, put continued absence
has led 10 the suspicion that he knows more
about the massacre than he has told. No at
tempt will be made 10 reach the scene for
some weeks yet The tourists mules, which
were branded, may possibly prove q clue 10
the murderers.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
THE OKLAHOMA BOOMERS.
Hill Massing His Forces Preparatory
foam Invasion

to an Invasion.
ST. LOUIS, March 10.-The latest nforma-
tion in regard to the movements Of the
Oklahoma boomers is to the effect that
Harry Hill, in an interview yesterday, SAID
that he had formulated his plan of action.
The boomers are TO be massed at
Caldwell and Hunnewell, Kan. These
ne will lead in person, while
company from the west will be IN command
of Colonel Cole and the people from the
south will be under Il competent leader. He
says that in thirty days he can cross the line
with larger force than Payne ever had. If
pursued, he says he will cut every wire
fence in the Cherokee strip and burn the
grass to the Chickasaw line. He will go to
Purcell on Monday.
Colonel Crocker writes to Colonel Hill that
80, 900 people in the Chickasaw nation are
wild, and that he cannot restrain them. The
soldiers have been increased along the Kan
sas line, and nobody can enter the territory
without permit from the Cherokee Strip
Cattle company.
Captain Couch writes from Purcell that
something must be done, as the people there
will not keep quiet. Every day wagon
trains of from five to twenty wagons pass
through that city headed for the boundary
line
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A HAYTIEN MASSACRE.
Legitime's Victorious Army Guilty of
Il Terrible Deed.

II Terrible Deed.
NEW York, March 10.--The World to NOR
row will contain the following: The steamer
Coban arrived at this port yesterday, bring
ing news of bloody battle between Legi-
times and Hippolytc's forces, and massa-
ere by the victors. Commanded by Captain
Frazer, the Coban left Port. March 3.
Captain Frazer brought copy Of La Patrie,
Hippolyte organ published February 90,
at Gonaives, containing an account of the
battle and massacre at Grand Talne, as
follows:
"Hippolytels forces in this city were COM
manded by Generals Mompoint and Jean
Meserau. Legtime's army began an attack
on the outposts early in February. They
were repulsed several times, but finally sue
cecded in carrying them,, and few days
latter were master of the city and Gen
eral Meseraus sword. Legitlmes men
were so eated over their success that they
Immediately commenced to pillage the town.
A drunken soldier shot one of the prisoners
for some triiling matter. This was a signal
for a general outbreak on the part of the
soldiers. They rushed at the prisoners,
shooting ana stabbing them right and left.
The prisoners begged hard and piteously for
mercy, but their cries were laughed at ana
the killing went on, quarter being allowed
to none. Never before has such
pitiable sight been presented The murdered
men lay about huddled in scores. Some
were frightfully hacked and mutiiated,
many of the blood frenzied soldiers having
run amuck even among the corpses, plunging
their swords again and again and again INTO
the bodies Of the slain. General M Meserau
tried to stay the butchery, but was
laughed at and warned not to interfere if he
wished to live. When a lack of victims
stayed the butchers they robbed the dead,
and looted and burned the town. Nearly
the whole place." says La Patrie, sis in
ruins"
Captain Frazer thinks the city must have
been burned between February 2S and
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Rosscr Put to Shame.

New YoRK, March 10 Especial Telegram
to The BEE. The citizens committee to aid
the ex-confederate soldiers home ut Austin,
Tex, has received the following:
ATLANTA, Ga, March To Oliver Down
ing, Secretary-Dear Sir: / have consigned
to the New York cotton exchange one bale
of cotton contributed by The cotton men here
and one bale of domestics contributed by cx
Governor Bullock, president of the Atlanta
cotton mills requesting the exchange to sell
them and turn the proceeds over TO Chaun-
cey M. Depew, treasurer The interest
shown in this matter by the federal soldiers
touches the southern heart deeply, and makes
us feel like bowIng our heads in shame at
the rantings of such fools as Rosser. Yours
truly, l.. II. PHELAN.
MIR. Phelan is prominent cotton dealer in
the south
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11

over the annual school election which takes
place tomorrow. Two members of the school
board are to be elected and one OF the candi
dates is running on platform of having gen.
tlemen for superintendent and principal OF
the high school on the west side of the river
a few years ago board thought to try the
experiment of advancing women teachers 10
these positions, and there has been good
deal of dissatisfaction with the result. But
the "womens rights women have rushed TO
the front with q good deal of clamor ana are
trying TO defeat the bold man vino wants
men for these responsible positions. There
will probably be larger vote polled to-mor-
row than has been poled at a school election
for years.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Window Begins 10 Reorganizc.

WAsHINGToN, March 10-Secretary Win
dom has begun the reorganization OF the
treasury department by the selection Of
George G. Tichenor, of Illinois, as assistant
secretary, in place of Judge Maynard, re-
signed. Tichenor has been special agent of
the department for a number of years, and
is regarded as authority on tariff matters
II is not definitely known who will succeed
Assistant Secretary Thompson. Tichenor's
nomination will probably be included in the
list TO be sent to the senate o-morrow. This
list is also expected TO contain the name of
Walker Blaine as first assistant secretary of
St.ta
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
a Man i'm the Case.

AUBURN, N. Y, March lO.-A double
tragedy occurred just before noon to-day at
No. 3 Frances street. where Joseph Resell
lived with his wife and two children, aged
nine and twelve years. 1t is supposed that
Resell and his wife had an aitercation in
the kitchen about a young man who had re-
Gently boarded with them, when Resell
produced a revolver and shot her in the re-
gion of the heart. The woman ran out
doors and started for a neighbours, but fell
TO the ground dead. Neghbors went to the
house. where Resell was found on the
kitchen floor dead, with bullet in his heart.
The children, during the shooting, escaped
from a second story window.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Held Upthc Crowd.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 1o.-[Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. About s o'clock Satur-
day night three masked men went into the
general store of Young & Co., at Forbes,
Mo-, twenty-five miles above st. Joseph, and
with navy revolvers, compelled the clerks
and about fifteen people to hold up their
hands A systematic robbery was then
begun, and all the money and valuables in
the party were taken. The safe containing
81, 900 wes locked. THE scene was intensely
dramatic, and number of shots were fired
over the heads of the crowd to create alarm
1t is thought the guilty parties live in the
vicinity, and arrests will be made on sus-
Dclon
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11

ST. Louis, Mo, March 9.-[Special Tele-
gram to TuE BEE, The committee from tho
Nebraska legislature arrived at the Southern
this evening, where il met like committee
from Texas. Other delegations will be on
hand in the morning, and an interesting
meeting is already assured. On account OF
the effect of the legislation which the pro-
moters Of this meeting hope TO bring about,
would have on the packing and refrigerating
interests, the packers of Chicago aud the
press of that city already nave representa-
tivcs on hand, and ali the work OF this con-
vention will be closely watched.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
The Smoke Nuisance.

DEs MoINEs, Ia, March l0,-fSpecial to
The BEE, The district court of this city
has just rendered a verdict on the smoke
subject which may be followed by extensive
litigation. A woman owning little house
near bluff was exceedingly annoyed by the
smoke, SCOT and gases. that came from the
smoke stack OF brick factory near the foot OF
the bluff and but few hundred yards away.
The smoke and gases destroyed the vegeta-
tion about her place, grimed the paint on the
house and became nuisance generally. She
asked the court TO enioin the factory and
have it pay her damages for the injury she
received. The jury has just awarded her a
verdict, giving her 5mall sum in damages,
putting the costs upon the defendant and
establishing the fact that such smoke stack
is nuisance. The decision is Of great
Importance here, where SO many furnaces are
daily belching out the dehling SCOT and smoke
from soft coal II Is not unlikely that action
will be commenced against several other
parties 10 compel themto build higher Chin
neys and adopt some kind Of smoke consum
ing apparatus. ~
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Hnnrd ThaIr Howl.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Marca o-[Special Tele-
gram to TnE BEE. The howl of Indignation
sent up by the people of Fergus Falls, Red
wood Falls and Tracy because President
Cleveland abolished the land offices at those
places has evidently been heard by the ad-
minlstration, as to-day the receiver of the
office of Redwood Falls received a telegram
from Secaetary Noble ordering him to sus-
pend to actual transfer of the effects of his
office to the marshall. This evidently means
that the old offices will be restored
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Fleeing FoOS Racers.

GRANT, Neb., March lo.-iSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The dissatisfaction over
the foot race ran here yesterday Afternoon IN
between MaSeeven and Harper, who are
charged with. having agreed which should
win before the race was run, eliminated at
8 o'clock in the evening in a MOB of in
ccnsed citizens who with guns and drums
made search for The swindlers to drive them
out of town. They had been warned before,
and fled. They expected to run again Mon
day, but il will hardly be safe for them to
farce
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
TO INFLUENCE TRADE.
How the Rumor Concerning the Bonn
bardment at Samoa Was Started.

DHrUmcHt at Su InOH was StarVCU.
CHICAGO, March 10--A dispatch from San
Francisco says 1t is said that the first
Breslau cablegram, which originated the
present Nipsic agitation, was sent from this
city. The story goes that one of the passen-
gers who came up on the steamer Mariposa
brought news of an important character,
commercially, relative to the Samoan
troubles. to local German mercantile
house. This house, for the purpose Of intlu-
encing trade in certain channel, cabled the
story to its Breslau correspondent, with
The present agitation was the result. This
statement of the case receives credence
among merchants.
WASHINGTON, March 10-No news what
ever in regard to the Samoan affairs has
been received to-day by the state department
or by the acting secretary of the navy.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
The Goid Excit .ment Subsidies.

Los ANGELES, March 10-Thc excitement
here over the gold fields of Lower Californi a
has somewhat subsideu. The reports that
the gold discoveries were started in the in
terest Of land companies are freely circu-
lated. A firm here to-day received tec.
gram from its foreman, who has just re,
turned from the mining district, and is now
in San Diego, which says:
"rell everybodyto investigate, The mines
ara N soil
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11

Missouri VALLEY, Ia, March 10. Especial
Telegram to THE BEE, William Reesberg,
whose home is near Dayton, Ia, had been
working for Fred Krcider of this city. He
was in the west end of the yards here to-day
when an eastbound Chicago & Northwestern
freight train came in. He attempted TO
board this train and fell under the car, los
ing his left leg just below the knee and u
portion of the right foot. He will be taken
to the county house.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A COLLISION AT THURSTON.
Two Freight Trains Pass on the
Same Track.
THERE WERE NO LIVES LOST.
Destructive Fire Raging Near Atkin-
son-A Dcrailcd Car Goes
Safely Across the Elk.
horn Bridge.

ELHnoRN, Neb., March TO- Special
Telegram to The BEE. -t'roiCht trains Nos.
10 ana - locked horns, fguratively speaking,
at Thurston, Il side track four miles east Of
this place, at IA this morning. The blame
rests on the engineer of train %, as he had
orders to meet No. 10 at Thurston. He did
not have his train under control and ran a
quarter of mile beyond the switch, with the
above result. No lives were lost. Both en-
gines, two box cars and baggage car were
dcmoralized. Conductor Wallace and En-
gincer Holm were on tram No. % and Con-
ductor Baird and Engineer Bay were on No.
10. A wreck train cleared the track and let
No. and No. 3 through on time.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Bonds Purchased,

COLUMBUS, Neb., March l0.--[Spec ial Tele-
gram to The BEE. wv. A. Burnette, agent
of Splitter & Co.. of Dayton, o., purchased
the $4,000 bridge bonds at 95c, and $4,000
water bonds at 91c, from the city last even
ing These bonds were issued some months
ago to bridge the Platte river ana extend the
water mains of the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Geneva SDtca.

GENEVA, Neb., March l0.-[Speciai to The
BEE. Geneva having the requisite number
of inhabitants and 500 to spare was made
city of the second class, and in due form
divided into three wards.
Two Jail birds, one in for horse stealing,
the other for forgery, made their escape last
night by cutting hole through the roof Of
the county iail.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Hcnnesscy Knooked Out.

QUINCY, H., March i0-A prize fight OF
three hours duration occurred here this
morning between Jack Piper, of Quincy, and
Red Hennessey, Of Troy, n. Y. Tho latter
had the worst OF tho fight from the start and
was knocked senseless In tho thirty sixth
round by q terrible blow IN the mouth.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
THE CLEARANCE RECORD.
The Financial Transactions OF the
Past Week.

BosroN, Mass, March 10, Especial Tele
gram TO the BEE. The following table
compiled from dispatches TO the Post from
thcmanagers Of the leading Tearing houses
of the United States, shows the gross OK
changes for the week ended March q
1859, with rates per cent of incl case o. de-
crease as compared with the amounts fOr
the corresponding week IN lSSS:
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
An abscopder Heard From.

MASON CITY, Ia, March l0.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. ID. w. Shook, the grain
dealer, money loaner, justice and farmer,
who recently absconded from Stephens
Mimi, with $4,000 of other peoples money,
has been heard from. He is at Van Couvers
Island, British Columbia. His family left
Plymouth Yesterday to Join him.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A Religions Difference,

MASON CITY, ,Ia., March 10 Special to The
BEE. The threatened withdrawal on ac-
count of sectarian tendencies of the NJ. f.
societies, of Christian Endeavor, from the
state union has excited considerable interest.
Members of the society assert that the o6li-
cation which they assume, while not sec
tartan, are such as no church has any reason
To deprecate
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A Calcutta Sensation.

CALCUTTA, March io--A sensation has
been caused here by the discovery OF plot
IN Cashmere against the life of the British
minister The discovery was made through
letters left by the late premier of Cashmere.
These letters reveal a design on the part OF
the maharajah 10 poison the British resi-
dents besides other reasonable plottings.
The maharaiah has offered to abdicate.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
DeraiIcd on the EIkhorn Bird ce.

ELKuoRN, Neb., March 10 Special Tcle-
gram to THE BEE. This afternoon, as a
second section of train No. - was making
fly run ahead of passenger train No 6, the
brakebeam on the third car from the caboose
came down and doralei the car following,
at the west end of the Ekhorn river bridge,
two miles west Of this place. Botn trucks
came from under the car, and it went across
the bridge in that manner without breaking
the coupling. As the engineer could not be
signalod to stop, the conductor aud the rear
brakeman had to stop the train oy the hand
brakes. Passenger trans No. 3 and No.
were delayed an hour and quarter
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A Pastor Disappears.

BosToN, March 9-Rev, G. II. Smith, for.
merly of Rochester, MINI, who was in.
stalled as pastor OF the Congregational
church at Dorchester, last Wednesday, has
not been seen since Saturday afternoon
Friends think that in state of temporary
insanity he either committed sulcided or,
wandered away.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11

ATKINSON, NeD., March To- Especial Tele-
gram to TIE BEE IA destructive fire is
raging today about six miles southwest of
this place. Two dwelling houses and a
large quantity of hay have been destroyed
already. A large force of men are fighting
the flames.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A Russian Train Wrecked.

ST. PETERSBURG March l0,-A passenger
train on the Trans Caspian railway was
to-day thrown from the track In tunnel,
owing to the removal OF rails by train
wreckcrs. The result of the derailment was
frghtful. The killed and injured number
fifty. The band Of runians who tore up the
track have been captured.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Craig Items.

CRAIG Neb., March Especial to The
BEE. In the case Of the State vs. Sylvester
Bascom, the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty. The court assessed him so in all.
There are now $4,000 bushels of corn in
CRIB Mt this station, aud tins week work was
begun on cribs for storing NJ least 10000
bushels more.
Seeding has already begun and another
week will see "A large amount of wheat IN
the ground. There will be more wheat and
oats sown here this year than for the past
five years, on account of the damaging of the
corn by the worms, rendering IA change OF
crops necessary
MINER Bros. stockmcn of this place, will
have a car load of imported horses here this
evening or to morrow. They were purchased
in Illinois and were imported there direct
from France. This makes valuable addition
to Burt county's stock of fine horses.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Demands Webster,s ExnuI,ion.

LONDON, March l0-Frederick Harrison
writes vigorous protest against the rcten-
ton of Sir H. T., Webster in the government.
He says that the Parnell commission was
virtually state trial, and the character aud
honor OF the government are at stake as long
as Webster is retained.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
A Eatai Explosion.

ST. LOUIS, March l0.-By the explosion OF
boiler in the Victoria FIGURING mill early
this mo 0ng, Firemen McMa hon and Neil
Brown were instantly killed Fred Fishheak,
head miller, was badly scalded. The other
employees IN the building escaped injury.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
In Menory of WiIliamI.

BERLIN, March l0.--A service in memory
OF Emperor William /, was held in the gar
rlson church to-day All the members of the.
royal FANNY, Count Won Moltke and many
generals were present.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-11
Caught a Horsethief.

GLENwooD, Ia. March l0.-lSpecial to
THE BEE. The horscthief who got away
from Deputy Sheriff Campbell last summer,
has recently been captured at Kansas City
and was to-day brought in by Mr.. Campbell.