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Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Found Guilty of Murder.

WEBSTER CITY, Ia, Feb. 2S.-TSpecial
Telegram to The BEE. The Basket mur-
der trial ended here this evening. After the
jury had been out five hours it returned a
verdict of murder in the second degree. The
case has attracted great interest in this vi
cinity and has called the best legal talent in
this part of the state. On June 23 1888,
Ringing Brothers circus exhibited in this
town and Basket and another citizen got into
a fight, in which some of the snowmen iu-
terfelcd Basket went away, but
came back shortly afterwards
and got into n row with
some of the showmen. Deputy Sheriff At
knson went into the crowd, found Basket on
the ground, picked him up and pushed him
out of tho crowd. After getting Basket
clear of the crowd, and from fifteen. TO
thirty-fve feet away from them, Basket
whired around anu fired his revolver, shoot
ing man named Richardson through the
bowels, from which he died the next day.
Richardson was the magician of the show,
and litter of heavy weights in the circus.
Basket was indicted for murder.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Ford Acquitted.

ST. JOSEPH Mo-, Feb. 2s.-[Special Tele-
gram to THE BEE, flames Andy Ford on
trial for the murder of Joseph Lowenstein,
was acquitted to-day. The jury was out
twelve hours. The verdict is surprise, as a
disagreement or verdict OF murder in one
of the minor degrees was looked for.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
The 81. George Bird ae Wreck.

ST.. GEORGE, Ont, Feb 2s.-Mrs. Higgin $,
OF Toronto, one of the persons injured in the
railroad accident near here last night, died
this morning. Miss Andrews. of Belleville,
Miss Mcleod, Of Ingersoil, and DIR. Le-
auesne, of Cleveland, o., are all in u very
critical condition aud their recovery Is not
expected. All the others are progressing
nicely. The evidence so far goes 10 show
that the disaster was purely accidental and
could not be prevented.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Steamship Arrivals.

At Queenstown-The Wisconsin and Brit
annie, from New York.
at Southampton-The Allcr, from New
York.
At Philadelphla-Th Lord Cough, from
Liverpool
At New York-The State of Indiana, from
Glasgow; the Waesland, from Antwerp, and
the Germanic, from Liverpool
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Norwood Allowed to Withdraw.

LITTLE Rock, Feb. 2S.-The senate to-day
passed, over Governor Eagles veto, a resou-
tion allowing c. M. Norwood to withdraw
his contest for the eubernatorial office. Eagle
vetoed the resolution because he either
wanted the matter investigated or the charges
of fraud withdrawn.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
HOW THE POOR DIE.
A PitIful Case From Which Clean

ROBBED Charity Held Aloof
Stretched on a mouldy mattrass above the
blacksmith shop at 115 North Eleventh
street, lies the body of William Walker, a
colored man. The rough hands of poverty
tied soled handkerchief around the head,
and folded the arms across the breast. and
then having done all they could, the helpers
notified the authorities.
The city officials were first informed, but
claimed they had nothing to do with
it, and then the county officials
were told of it, but twenty-four hours later
the corpse was still there without one
watcher to keep away the vermn that might
disiigure il. A single oil lamp. placed upon
a chair beside the corpse, served to reveal
the wretchedness of the room when a re-
pore visited it at midnight. Not single
trace of medicine or Of nourishment of any
kind could be found, and nothing was there
to show that anyone had tried to ease
ma man. ''1S While s0"h' in health WY he ''d had
worked around saloon, and on being taken
sick a physician had been sent for He
made one professional visit before Christ
mas and then asked the mans employer if
he would stand the bill. On being informed
that he would not, he quit, and then the
county physicians were notified. One came
and prescribed a medicine that the man, in
his delrunl, refused to take, and he did not
call again.
All through the bitter weather of the last
I few weeks, he was alone without
fire and without nourishment except
what his former employer occasionally sent
him. One or two physicians heard Of the
case, looked in, said he was beyond hope,
and left, until three days ago, when the
county physician was again called upon
through telephone from police headbuar-
tors. He came, but according to the occu-
pants of the house, said it was too late to do
any good, and two days later Walker
died without care. His poverty pursued
him after death, and neither the city IN
which he lived or the county in which he
breathed his last, or the officials of either,
deemed 1t worth their while to remove the
remains, and for the last twenty-four hours,
or since $50 Yesterday morning. his body
lies in the garret as a monument of what it
means to die poor in Omaha.
"A policeman stood by as the reporter lis
tened to the story told by one as poor as the
dead, and the shrunken form as it lay on the
bed was only too sure proof that the story
was q true one,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Cr;spi Resigns.

ROME, Feb. 29.-Prime Minister Crispi has
resigned. He was to have spoken in the
chamber of deputies to-day, but after the
cabinet council he decided upon resgning, in
order TO avoid the inevitable hostile vote on
dtional taxation.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Tho Punlic Den, Dccreaae.

WAsmxGroN, Feo 25.-lt is estimated at
the treasury department that tho public
debt, less cash in the treasury, has increased
AZ 900 600 since February |. This is due to
unusually heavy disbursements during the
month for pensions, etc.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
FROM THE HAWREYE STATE.
A Woman Fatally Burned by Gas
oline Explosion.
THE SIOUX CITY CORN TRAIN
A Large Quantity OF Bcer Seized by
the Temperance Alliance Restored
to Its Rightrul Owners
Iowa Notes.
THE SIOUX CITY CORN TRAIN
A Woman Fatally Burned.

CREsToN, Ia, Feb. 2s.-lSpecial Tele.
gram to THE BEE. Mrs. Henry Aspilmere,
a German lady aged fifty, in attempting to
light gasoline stove here tonight, set fire
to a five gallon can of the fluid at the side of
the stove and was frightfully and probably
fatally burned by trying to throw the blazing
can into the yard. Her grown son had his
hands badly burned and her husband was
slightly burned in the face while attempting
to remove her burning clothes.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
The Iues nnd StnYner Cases.

New York, Feb GS.-Four new ndict'
ments have been ordered against Ives and
Stayner. two for forgery and larceny and
two for a fraudulent issue of stock
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Suicide at Williams.

DEs MONIES, Ia, Feb. 2s.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE night John Kramer,
living ut Williams, in Hamilton county, conf
mitted suicide by taking strychnine. Do
mestic nfelcity was thought to be the cause.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
AYerdict for $500.

ATLANTIC, Ia, Feb. 2S.-[Special Tele-
gram to TIE BEE. lin the case of Pieart,
administrator, VS. the Chicago, Rock Island
& Pacific railway, the jury gave plaintiff Il
verdict for S. 500 for the death of his son.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Legislative Gossip.

LINCOLN, Neb, Feb. 2S.-l Special to THE
BEE. Yesterday was s'farmer day. in the
house. No power or combination on the floor
could defeat the programme laid down by
the farmers, which was the final passage OF
the valued policy insurance bill.
Walter Hanthorn, son of Representative
Hanthorn, is visiting at the capital this week,
and taking in the many places Of interest in
and around the city, as well as forming an
estimate of the lawmakers. -,
Representative Sergeant of Custer re-
ceived the sad news of the death of his
father at Greeley, Ia, and left on the noon
train for that point
Lobbyists are now met with on every cor.
ner, and the members are pulled and hauled
about by every conflicting interest until they
heartily wish they were somewhere else.
The average Nebraska legislator exhibits n
wonderful amount Of patience in these trying
times.
Thurston county boomers have run against
snag. The few Indians who can write are
sending down protests against the proposed
scheme. They express their desire to be ''let
alone by scheming white men," and also pre-
fer to have their county named "Black-
bird"
Yesterday the members of the house did
an excellent days work, and now seem dis
rosed to go to work in earnest and dispose OF
the bills on general file.
Some important bills seem to have lost
| their place on the file and have not been
heard of for weeks Among these are Cor
bins bill TO punish assessors for undervalu-
alton of property, and Ballard's bill prohibit
ing the use of the deadly car stoves.
BY careful count of noses it is found that
| only twenty-one of the twenty-sevep who
| voted for the Gilbert usury bill were farm
ers, instead of twenty-five, as formerly re-
| ported.
The bill providing for the paying Of a
| bounty of 2 cents per pound on all sugar pro-
duced from cane or plants grown in Ne
| braska is receiving strong support in the
| house.
| Nothing has been heard of the numerous
normal school bills for a long time A meet
| ing will be held one week from tonight to
| take final action on these measures. 1t is the
| prevailing opinion now that each bill will
| come back with an adverse report
| DIR. KEEPER scored victory in getting his
bill regulating telegraph charges on the gem
| eral file.
Lawyers will not be turned out so easily in
| this state IN the future as in the past. bill
| has already passed the senate and has re-
| ceived q favorable report in the house re-
| quiring d two years. course of study as pre-
| requisite Of admission to the bar
| Matt Miller, of Butler county, is here
! working against the bill to compel railroads
to list their property for taxation. Mr.. Miller
| used TO be recognized as a radical anri-no-
nopolist, but his views have recently under
gone sudden and decided change.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Iiobb,d or Sfa.OOO.

LIGosIEE, Pa, Feb. 25.-Last night
masked men entered the house of Herman
Umberger, an aged foreigner, and robbed
hini of yl3,000 in cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
tfouse,

LINCOLN, Neb, Feb 2s. Especial to The
BEE. The morning session was largely con-
sumed in reading reports of standing COM
mittecs, and large number of bills were in
definitely postponed. Among the more inn
portant bills placed ON the general file and
recommended for passage were the follow
ing:
BY Keper-To regulate telegraph charges
This bill fixes the rate at 20 cents for ten
words under 100 mhes, and cent for each
additional mile; and for greater distances %
cents for ten words, and cent for each word
in excess Of that number
BY Lee To prohibit all saloons within 600
feet OF any church, school or university.
BY Scoville Requiring all offenders SEN
fenced for violation of city ordinance to be
put to work for the benefit OF the city. under
direction of the mayor, and allowed sl.50 per
day for their services.
by Rayner-Fixing rate OF toll on all
bridges owned by private parties or corpora
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Senate.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2S.- Especial to THE
BEE. 1.-THE senate this morning took the
final vote on Raymond's railroad lien bill
and Ransom's oil inspection bill. Both were
passed without debate and with very few
negative votes
A resolution was adopted asking the secre-
tary of state to mark the acts as filed in his
office with their bill number, that they may
be more readily identified by persons wish
ing 10 consult them.
The senate adjourned till Friday morning
to give the committees time TO consider the
numerous bills IN their hands.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
An Irrigat,ng Appropriation,

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 2s.--lSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. The honse committee
on public lands and buildings decided to
recommend an appropriation of $500 to make
an experiment in underground irrigation on
the plan proposed by A. r, Sauer, of Omaha.
The experiment will be made on school land
in tho western part of the state.
The committee refused to recommend an
appropriation of $3l 900 for new building
for the home of fallen women at Milford.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01

Ratio of expenses of management
to receipts in lSSs.........,.......s.9 .s.96 per cent
insuring g.'.....,....'........' s5I 1851 ,9l3 OF
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
sG2,b52,0i4 81
DisBURsED IN 1888
SCHEnrLE OF ASSETS

Balance net assets. Dec. 81, 1888 $50 s5s, 500
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01


Loans upon real estate first lien 80, 600 44S 90
Loans upon stocks and bonds ...... 30i,lS3 90
Premium notes on policies in force. 1.953,5Ul Is
Cost of real estate owned by the
company y........................ a.Oi5s69 SO
Cost of United States and other
bonds ....., -. =. ..........,,...... Hsiu,bi0 ~
Cost OF bank and railroad stocks 409,;4l 00
Cash in banks. Observation-Disclosures. 2.5BS,1i2 o.
Balance due from agents. secured. I3,20S 2J
$3.50, 500 50
Interest due and accrued. 81, ,OC2.s .s0t so
Rents accrtled.... ....... Loo ~
Market value OF stocks
and bonds over cost. 81. 4SS530 SO
Net deferred premiums. Oj,43l AZ
- Sl,G07. .T49 80
Gross assets, December 81, 1885,. S57, AGO 6&9 20
LIABILITIES:
Amount required to re.
insure all outstanding
policies. net. assuming
per cent interest. .s50, ,9S1, DOB 00
Additional reserve by
company's standard,
per cent. policies IS
sued since April |. 1882, 3aO,.HO OU
All other liabilities. =. gS,Ol6 III .-
- 2,245, ,939 61
Surplus by company's standard. -. 81, ,2l4.709 5e
l,,- ND marc x
Omaha daily bee., 1889-03-01
Gross assets, December 81, 1883. -. So

Surplus by companys standard. S5.2H109 be
Surplus by Conn. standard per cent 5565,OI9 &c
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-10

Miss Estelle, daughter of Job II. jackson,
president Of tho jackson & Sharp Company,
aud Frank O. Carpenter, paying teller OF
theAUnion National Bank were united In
marriage Wednesday. The ceremony twas
performed OF the home OF the bride, at
Eleventh and Washington streets by the
Rev. j. Richard Boyle, a former pastor OF
Grace NJ. Il. Church, now of Park Avenue
NJ. il. Church, New York, assisted by the
Rev. Jacob Todd, d, D., pastor OF Grace III.
u Church, this city. The wedding cere-
monies were attended by the families of the
contracting parties and a few immediate
friends. Miss mabel jackson attended the
bride and Frank ID. Carpenter dis
charged the offices OF best man.
Hon. John B. Moore, third assistant
| Secretary of State OF Washington, George
| M. Carpenter, William e. Hawkins, Charles
a. Rudolph and J. Monteith jackson, served
as ushers. The wedding ceremony was per:
formed at O'Clock and was followed by a
reception from TO 10 p. m. The reception
WIS most brilliant affair, and was at
tended by large assemblage OF guests,
representing the leading social circles of
the city, beside others from Philadelphia,
New York and the east. The handsome
Jackson mansion was brilliantly illuminated
and finely decorated with flowers and
plants, presenting a scene OF beauty and
eatety of rare richness and highly pic-
turesque effect. After the reception the
bride and groom and eastern guests left by
special car attached to the 10.40 p. no. train.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-10
THE PIRATIoAL DaEHs.
another Fight ON tine Chesapcalte In
Which the state Wins.


BALTIMORE, Jan. 3.--The number of
pisatical dredgors on the oyster-beds Of
the Chesapeake continues to increase,
Notwithstanding the threatening cannon
OF the state navy. There are not vessels
enough in the police fleet to guard the
many tributaries of the big bay and rs
fast as the pirates are driven from one
place they settle down upon another.
There was skirmish yesterday morning
Oh Swan Point Bar, in the Chester river.
over 40 dredgers were discovered on the
bar BY the state schooner Helen B4ugh-
man, Captain Charles Kerr cleared his
deck for action, brought his cannon to
bear upon the fleet and aent heavy shot
flying over the fleet of pirates, taking olf
couple of topmasts. The pirates with
one exception fled. A large schooner,
the Robert McAllister, however, showed
fight, and her crew appeared on deck
with Wincheaters and poured volley
into the state vessel, which the latter re-
turned by sending another cannon. shot
through the rails and rigging Of the
McAllister. The dredgeg's crew kept
well under cover, and eueceeded in pep
peting the hull and upper cabins of the
BRughman with bullets. Several shots
from the big gun, however, brought the
dredger to terms. When he sAw the gun
trained to sweep his deck he surrendered,
aud Captain Kerr conveyed the prize 10
Rock Hall in Kent county. The state
schooner had, however, no sooner left the
swan Point bar than the pirates, like
vnltures, returned and settled down on
the beds again.
There are now eight or 10 dredging
boats in the possession of the stats.
Should they be confscated an interesting
legal question will be brought up, es
some OF tho vesBels are not owned in this
port. The trial in regard TO the condemna.
tion Of the vessels does not affect the ques.
tion of criminal proceedings against the
captains in charge of the vessels at this
time of the alleged violations, and it ii
understood that they are now in tht
hands OF the sheriff for their arrest. l
was stated OF the trial yesterday that the,
are outside of the state. The crews Of
the vessels, who have been con
fined in jail since the boats wer
captured, will be released, witt
the exception Of several who will b
detained as witnesses before the court
Five OF the crew OF the pungy Mary
Bond, who deserted that vessel at th
time OF her capture, Gs they state b
order OF her captain, appeared in Can
bridge and gave evidence against tbs
vessel az the trial yesterday. They stat
that the captain promised to pay thel
their wages und furnish them with foot
IL they would leave the vessel, but tht
, after the vessel had been carried of b
the state authorities he refused TO hay
anvthina 10 do with them.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-10
sURTEYING 1EP4Rr1rENr.
Report of the Chief Engineer ant
Surveyor for the Year tSSS.

Report of the Chief Engineer and.
Surveyor for the Year 1SSS.
Frederic II. Robinson, chief engineer
OF the department OF engineering and
surveying, sent to City Council last night
the eighteenth annual report Of the de-
partment, which was referred to the
printing committee. The report in sub
stance states:
The fees Of the department for the year
amounted to 81, ,2i4 05, of which the sum
of $963.55 was paid to the city and
$3.50 so to the Street and Sewer Depart
ment. The receipts were divided as fol-
lows: For building and grade lines,
1872; curb lines, $245.60; surveys,
Sl00.20; surveys and plots, $71; valuing
walle, So; counting bricks in houses, S5;
plans, $47; office fees, $S5.25; total,
81, ,244. .05.
On March 30th, 1888, deed was re-
ceived from Joseph Tatnall for the bed OF
Aehton street, from Tatnall to West
ninth ward) and accepted. During the
year 81 centre stones were set and 20
reset. The new centre stones set in Market
HIraet, at t1he intersection on 5ecohu,
Third end Fourteenth streets, were placed
with their tops two inches lower than the
tops of the old ones.
The department has marked IL, ,908.6
lineal feet Of curb line for the city and
5.SSO.7 for private parties, total OF
81. 1898 lineal feet. The material de-
livered to the department measured as
follows Curbstone, Z, ,352. / feet; crossing
flag, 2,037 8; gutter flag, 5000 2; paving
stone, 1,734. .6S perehes. There were
l3 ,O68 square yards of stone block paving
done in beds of streets, SO, ,475.6 square
wards of rubble stone paving, 1868 Of
asphalt, 18,314.7 lineal feet of curb stone
laid, aud 1,4l8.6 square yards Of gutter
and crossing paving done.
There are in the Office at present 4l9
plans and 80 tracings; total, sos.
The rain gauge provided by the depart
ment was mounted on April 7th, 1883,
since which time careful record has
been kept. From April 10th, the date OF
the first observation, to December 3lst,
the rainfall was as follows: April, 2 rs
inches; May, 20; June, LIB; July, S.63;
August 3.8S; September, 81 October,
| 1886; November, 4.04; December, 1892;
total, 80. .13 inches.
In the registry department there were
427 original entries of property, Si9
transfers, and rs returned but not en-
tered; total, 1924; previously returned,
| 1880; number of lots returned to JAN
uary LIST, 1889, 0,634.
In conclusion the chief engineer recon-.
mends an increase in the salaries of the
assistants in the department, as he does
not believe that their present salaries bear
a fair relation to the amount and charao.
Ter of the work required of them.
The report sets forth in complete de-
| tail all the street, sewer, sidewalk,
measuring, ofiee and other work done
by the engineering and surveying depart.
ment during the year.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-01-10
- -
THE YEAR's DEATH ROLL.
Distinguished Ones Who live in
Memory NOW.

Memory NOW.
The following list of the dead Of the
past year is worthy of preservation
Ex-Governor Joel Parker of New
Jersey, died in Philadelphia, january
I'd, aged az; January. 9Th, Gen. Weshing-
ton Sewell, In San Francisco, Cal, aged
S5 years; Jspuary 10th, DIR. Peter Parkor,
In Washington, aged "a years, He was
al ex United States minister to China.
January 11:h, Richard M. Conway,
United States consul at Port Hope,
Ontario; January 18th, Frederick Gustaye
schwatka, father OF Lieutenant Schwatka,
died in Salem, Ore, aged rs yeazs; Janu-
ary 2ist, "Grandma Garfield, " the aged
mother Of the late President, at Mentor,
o., aged SO; January 26tb, Gen. @. Q O.
b. Walker, OK chairman of the New York
state Democratic committee, at Corning,
N. Y; january 2Sth, Rear Admiral CLARK
II. Wells (retired), in Washington.
February 4th, ex-Oommissioner of Pen
sions H. G. CLARK, in Washington; Feb.
ruary I'd, Mrs. Mary Hewitt, the poet and
| novelist, in home, aged SO years; Feb
ruary 9th, Mrs. Oliver Wendell Holmes,
in Boston, aged 69 years; February l4th,
George v. Hecker, in New York, aged 6h
years; d. r. Locke Petroleum Y. NasbSJ
| in Toledo, o., aged So yeRre; February
| 21st, George II. Oorliss, the eminent on,
gineer, in Providence, Il. l., aged "
years; February 2lst, w. W. Coreoran,
| in Washington, aged 30 years.
March I'd, Peter Herdic, inventor o.
the Herdic coach, in New York, agea u
years; March 4th, A. Bronson AlcoW, ~
Boston, aged sS years; March 6th, MISS
Louisa M. Alcott, authoress, in bosIon,
aged 56 years. March 10th, Emperor VII
liam of Germany, aged 80 years; M9ren
12th, Henry Bergb, the s. L. y. a. man
in New York City; March 18th, { x Gov
ernor Fairbanks Of Vermont, at the tiiin
Ayenue Hotel, New York City, aged 6e
wears: March 23d, Chief Justice Waite ol
the United States Supreme Court, ~
Washington, aged SO years; March 24sh
ex. Governor John 4. Hoffman of New
York. at Wiosbaden, Germany, aged fl
wears; March 25sh, ex,Leutsn9nt gov
ernor William Dorsheimer Of New Y0rE
at Savannah, Ga, aged Sc years; Marct
29th, Isaac Hinckley. president r, ". Y
b. railroad, in Philadelphia, aged q
years. .
attorney general in Philsdelphia, a9ed Z.
years April 9Th, Jacob Sharp, IN New
York, aged IS years. April 9th, Liillai .i
Oloott, the actress, in Brooklyn; apr
10th, Matthew Arnold, in Liverpool, age'
66 years; ; April 18th, ex-senator hoaco'
onkling, in New York, aged 59 years
April 10Th, A, $. Abel, eaitor faltimor
san, in Baltimore, aged 81 years Apr
Goth, w. q. Dinsnore, President ADAM a
Express Company, in New YORK, asea "
years. "a a..
many, aged rs years, Ia. .
july Goth, L. f. Rec, TIE novelist, 2
Cornwall. on the. Hudson, n. r., ageu .
years; July 30lh, Barley campbeli' tn
playwright, in New York, aged 45 year.
August 7;h, General Philip Il. shefi
dan, al Nonquitt, Mass, aged 81 years,
September 9Th, Lester WaliaGk, tn
actor, at Stamford, Conn, aged ~ Years
November a8.h, Mrs. General ". 4
Sherman, in New York city.