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Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
MERRILL MAY SUCCEED TANNER
The Pension CommissiOnership Ten
darah IN Him

TIC PENSION COmmIsSIOnerkhIp Ten-
dered TO Him.
WASHINGTON, Sept. lS,-The pension COM
missionership has been rendered to General
George S. Merrill of Boston, and his ap-
pOintment is looked tor tomorrow.
Secretary Noble today, in regard TO the re-
port that Acting Commissioner Smith had
revoked two orders promulgated by Commits
sioner Tanner, requiring the testimony Of
but one private to substantiate private's
claim. instead of two, and that all pensions
of less thaH 81 a month be rerated without
medical examination, said that the orders
had not been revoked.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
The New Chinese Ambassador.

SAN Francisco, Sept. ls.-Among the
arrivals on the steamer Gaelic from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, to-day, was Twry
Ting Ying, the recently appointed Chinese
ambassador to the United States, who is en-
route TO Washington. lie is accompanied by
a large delegation Of Chinese dignitaries.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
ChoIcrn on shiphoard.

QUEBEC, Sept, 1S.-The Steamship Alberta,
which arrived from Ilolo via Singapore,
landed at quarantine passenger suffering
from severe attack of cholera. After being
thoroughly fumigated the Alberta was al
lowed TO proceed 10 Montreal,
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
Brieandage ON the Increase.

PARIS, Sept. 1s.-Accordlng TO adyices re-
ceived by Corresponce DE = Est there has
recently been an alarming outbreak OF brig.
andage in Macedonia Two hundred persons
are reported 10 have been murdered aud
robbed by brigands during the past two
months.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
To Oppose Through Rates.

CHICAGO, Sept. 1S.-It is learned that q
meeting of the trunk line association has
been called to consider the action of certain
eastern lines IN issuing tariffs IN come ctiOn
with the Burlington & Northern, quoting
through rates on a basis of S5 cents from the
seaboard to st. Paul. The purpose is to IN
duce these lines to withdraw their tariff and
to bring all trunk lines and Central Traffic as
sociauion roads into an agreement TO publish
no through rates to st. Paul and Minneapo-
lis via Chicago. III this plan succeeds the
burlington & Northern will have to adopt
some scheme for meeting the competition of
the Canadian and Lake Superior lines on
through traffic TO The northwest.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19

CLINTON, Ia, Sept ls,-fSpecial Telegram
TO The BEE. AT an early hour this morn
ing fire consumed the carriage factory of
Mcdowell < Co. aud two small buildings.
The total loss is $40, 600; insurance $1,000
Tho factory, which was frame building,
will be replaced AT once by three-story
brick.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
SIMPLY A QUE ,TICN OF TIME.
All the Trunk lines Will Prorate
With the st. Paul kold.


CHICAGO, Sept 1s.-TSpecial Telegram to
THE BEE. Although neither the trunk
lines nor the Central Traffic association had
taken official action this morning on prorat-
ing with the st. Paul lines on through busi-
ness, the different roads received the as
surance Of the Lehigh Valley, Fitchburg
& New York and New England roads that
they would'jo in issuing Joint tariffs. AS
the Erie, Chicago & Atlantic, Monon and
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton had previ
ously agreed to prorate it is simply qaes-
tion of time when all the trunk lines and
central traffic roads will cooperate. All the
st. Paul lines are to-day quoting the 331 per
cent reduction in local rates, but the 75 per
cent reduction IN the proportion of the
through rate will only be quot
ed by the Burlington & North
ern st. Paul, Wisconsin Central, Chicago,
st. Paul ~ Kansas City and Iowa Central,
permission having been given them to-day
by Chairman Faithhorn to meet the rate
with only the legal delay IN notifying the
interstate commerce commission. The Rock
Island and Northwestern have decided not
to meet the Is cent through rate, and will
consequently retire from, the through bus-
ness. The Rock Island has poor connections
to st. Paul, it's trains going in over the AL
bert Lea route, which consists of the Mime
apolis 81 st. Louis and Burlington, Cedar
Rapids 81 Northern roads, A division of the
Is cent rate between the three lines would
not furnish sand for the engines. The
Northwestern refuses to make the rate be-
cause it is non-paying one.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
Homeward Bound.

ICopvri0ht tss9bu Jamss Gorion Bennsu.l
LONDON, Sept. lS.-tNew York Herald
Cable-Special to THE BEE. l-Governor T..
Nj. Waller, of Connecticut, leaves for home
tomorrow by the Lain. He has been visit
ing Europe TO settle business matters.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
Steam shin Arrivals.

At New York-The Nevada, from Liver
posl; the-State Of Alabama from Glasgow,
and the Obdam. from Rotterdam.
AT Queenstowr-The Arizona, from New
York for Liverpool
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
Webb VII, Prove His Innocence.

HELENA, Mont, Sept. lS,-Ey- Secretary OF
Territory Webb, who was arrested yester-
day on account Of u shortage in govern meat
bonds, claims he will be able TO show clean
record and that the charges have no founda-
ton.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
Sensational Evidence.

WATERLOO, Ia, Sept. 1S.-l Special Tele.
gram to THE BEE. The evidence to-day in
the Billings case has been the most sensa-
toual of any yet.offered. 1t consisted of the
paper found on Billings person the night of
the tragedy. and was so salacious that all the
ladies in attendonce withdrew from the
room except Mrs. Billings, who remained by
husbands side. She, however, gave way to
frequent outbursts of tears and kept her
face concealed in her handkerchief much of
the time. The exhibits comprised the notes
and mortgages which Billings had prepared
for Kingsley to sign, together with an order
for his salary as county attorney until the
year 1903. There were also number of
letters purportiug to be from Mrs Billings
to Kingsley, inviting HIM to call on her dur
ing Billings Absence and reproaching him
because he would not accept the invitation.
In one letter, which was dated tie day OF the
tragedy, he was asked to send her some
money and promise TO pay stipulated
sum a month. The letter contained
threats against him. The affidavit
of Emma Shane and an unsigned affidavit
purporting to be from "A person who had seen
Kingsley and Mrs. Billings together We're
also offered, together with the alleged con
fession" of Mrs. Billings. The latter docu-
ment was so obscene that when it was
printed IN full in Waverly paper the pub
Usher was compelled 10 cut IL out OF ms
papers before the edition would be received
ut the postoifice. All these documents, pur-
porting to be from Mrs. Billings, are now ad-
mtted to have been forged by Billings.
After the reading Of the exhibits the testi-
mouy was supplied from the notes of the re-
porter who took the testimony at the in
quest.
The defense put on the stand j. w. San
born, of Gary, Oak, out of the regular or
der. His evidence was for the purpose of
attempting to impeach the testimony of At
state Tho father and sister of Kingsley
testified that they never knew of his owning
"A revolver
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
The we.,he, Eorecn.t

Nebraska and Iowa: Warmer, fair wealth
er, soutnerly winds.
Dakota; Warmer, fair weather, soutnerly
winds
Omaha daily bee., 1889-09-19
Delegates to the Farmers Con gress.


DEs MONIES, Ia., Sept. is.-I Special Tee-
gram to The BEE. l--Governor Larrabee to-
day appointed delegates to the National
Farmers congress, which meets at Mont
gomery, Ala, in November. The delegates
at large are b. F. Clayton, OF Macedonia,
and John X. Shaffer, of Des Mones, From
congressional districts: First-G. Kent, of
Fort Madison; John Patterson, Burlington.
Seconds. II. Chcssboro, of West Liberty
c. G. Rems, Clinton, Third-L. S. Gates,
OF Manchester; S. J. Mendell, Franklin
county, Fouth - Henry G. Grafton, of
Waukon; N. Il. Weller, Nashua. Ffth-W.
r. Bureau, of Shellsburg. Sixth-W. T..
Smith, of Oskaloosa; A. Tailor, Newton.
Seventh-Henry Wallace, of Des Moines.
John Scott, Nevada. Eghth--John Smart,
of Shenandoah; j, d. Brown, Leon. Ninth
%. Mills, of Lewis; @. O, Baldwin, Council
Bluffs. Tenth-J, +. Thompson, Of Forest
City; l., S. Coffin, Fort Dodge, Eleventh -
II. G. Wheeler, of odebolt; Charles E. Whit
ng, Whiting
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY.
Province of Civil Government a!
Taught by ChriSt's Gospel.

Province of Civil Government as
Taught by Christ'S Gospel.
Rev. r. S. Porter, state secretary of
the Religious Liberty association of
Minnesota. delivered his last sermon at
the Baptist chapel, on WacOuta street,
last night. He began his remarks by
saying that the teaching of Christ on
the rights of civil government are
stated in Matthew xii. 15-22. They
asked Him if it was lawful to give trib-
ute to Caesar or not. They thought to
entangle Him in His answer, but Christ
knew their thoughts and their Wickek
design. He asked them to show Him
the tribute money, and on bringing Him
a penny, He asked them whose image
and superScription this was. They
said CAESARS" He then said unto
them: Render unto Caesar the things
that are Caesars, and unto God the
things that are Gods"
The speaker then proceeded to tell us
that Christ here established a clear
distinction between what we owe to
civil government and what we owe to
God.
Caesar represents civil government
The things to be rendered to God are
our religious obligations to him. Mr.
Porter with real enthusiasm then SAID:
How clearly destined and separate
these are, should Cesar venture to legis-
late upon these things that we should
render to God. He has stepped beyond
his legitimate bounds, and Cesar is out
of his place.
He then spoke about how the law was
placed before us in the divisions The
first shows US our duty to God, things
that belong only to him, and upon these
civil governments has no right what
ever to legislate. The second pertains
to the duties we owe to our fellOwmen,
and embraces all principles that the
state of right can legislate upon.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
SOME RACY STORIES
Told by Witnesses in the Now Fa-
NOUS Bartcau Case.


Some interesting testimony was
brought out in. the Barteau case, on
trial in Judge Kelly's court, yesterday
In the forenoon number of real estate
dealers were examined as expert wit
nesses on the value of the property in
volved in the case. Mrs. Sarah E. Bar
rett, wife of the late Lawyer Barrett.
was placed on the stand. She said that
she once overheard conversation be-
tween Mrs. Barteau and Mr.. Barrett,
in which the former stated that she
lived unhappily with her husband and
desired to secure q divorce. Mary
Lawler testified that she formerly lived
with Mary Bailey-Mrs. Barteau No. 2
She stated that Mrs. 3 arteau Nos1
approached her with reference to t his
ease, and intimated that money would
be no object if she would testify that
she had seen Mr.. Barteau visit the
Baily woman in her private apart
ments. Mr.. Barteau was again
placed on the witness stand for the pur-
pose of bringing out some racy evil
dence. He said that soon after Mrs.
Barteau went to Europe he wrote her
letter in which he told her that he had
"a nice little girl-a young and pretty
widow" He further stated that Mrs,
Bartead replied to the letter, and wrote
that she didn't care if he did keep a
mistress during her absence. 1t was
what she considered a necessity to
man."
In rebuttal. Attorney Bell put the
plaintiff, Mrs. Barteau, one the stand.
She swore that she never wrote any
letter to Mr.. Barteau giving her consent
to his keeping a mistress. She also
swore that she never offered Mary Law
Ter money or anything else TO testify in
this case.
At the close of Mrs. Barteau'S teSti-
mony the case was adjourned to Satur-
day at o'clock. The evidence is all in.
and the case will be argued Oh Satur-
daV
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09

return, anything they have made goes
into the general fund, for they share
and share alike. When all this was eX-
explained to them they came around
and realized that they would be much:
better off under the provisions of the
Dawes bill. This provides that every
head of family shall receive 160 acres
of land, all single adults, male
and female, receive eighty acres,
and all minors forty acres.
The government will loan them $4,000
year, and the proceeds of the sale of
their lands will go into the treasury
bearing interest at per cent. When
this interest amounts to S15O,0O0 the
$4,000 allowance will cease. One-quar-
ter of this interest will be expended on
schools in their midst and the balance
for their benefit in advancing them
money to start
FARMING FOR THEMSELVES,
providing them with teachers of farm
ing, blackSmithing, etc. | have great
hopes for them, as they realize that this
is their only chance to get civilized, and
l think they will make the most of it,
The government agents will be neces-
sary for some time yet to distribute the
money.
1--WE have still to visit the reserva-
tons at Grand Portage, Fond du Lac
and Boise Forte. The Fond du Lac
reservation is easy of access, but [ am
not looking forward to the trip to the
others with much pleasure. We shall
have to go from Duluth in tug down
the north shore to Pigeon river. This
is the Canada boundary line, and the
Grand Portage reservation is situated
there. | believe the Indians are in a
most destitute condition on this reServa-
ton. When we get through with them
we shall have to travel in canoes up to
the Lake of the Woods, where the Boise
Forte Indians are. That is a heavily
timbered country and the Indians are
so scattered that it will be difficult to
get them together. They have to live
entirely on what they can catch by
hunting and fishing. L scarcely know
yet whether we shall go up there this
year.
The results of our trip are really eX-
tremely satisfactory, as in many cases
the Indians signed the treaties unani-
m0usly, and i'll all cases the vast ma
jority signed. No congressional action
will be necessary on the treaties-Sim-
ply the approval of the president. We
have followed the lines laid down by
congress exactly, and there is no doubt
of the president giving his signature at
Oupp :;
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
SENSATION SPOILED.
A Natural Death Magnified by At
tempts to Keep 1t Quiet.

temptS 10 heep IL QuieC.
A mild sensation occurred yesterday
morning from a foolish attempt on the
part of the new management of the
Ryan hotel to keep the public in igno-
rance of Il death in the house frem
natural causes. J. J. Collar, of Bryan,
O.. travelling salesman for the shoe
firm of A. A. Cowies & Co., of West
Dennis, Mass, was found dead Monday
evening in a room on the fourth floor,
to which he repaired late Sunday night.
Failing to gain an entrance to the room
and suspecting that something was
wrong, a chambermaid called the hotel
policeman, who forced the door. The
occupant was found dead, lying face
downward ON the bed. His body was
cold. and there was every evidence that
he had been dead from twelve to fifteen
hours. An occupant of an adjoining
apartment heard violent noises from
Collars room early Monday morning,
of some one throwing crockery about
the room, and it IS supposed that the
articles were upset by the deceased in
a turtle attempt to reach the enunciat0r
and call for assistance. 1t develops
that he had been ailing for several days.
An autopsy was held yesterday morning
by his attending physician, DIR. Keam.,
proving beyond doubt that he died of
heart disease, and Coroner Quinn de-
cided that no inquest was necessary
The mystery surrounding the case and
attempts to keep it quiet led to sensation
al reports of suicide, but careful in
vestigation proves them to be ground
less. The deceased was about fifty
years of age. and widower. The body
was claimed yesterday by a son of the
deceased, travelling salesman, who
was in Minneapolis. Collar was a
member of the Masonic order.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09

palace purposes crippled our resources,
and. as a matter of fact. there is not a
cent in the treasury at this time. We
had small surplus from the last
carnival, about $4,000. and this
was used in advertising the city
last winter. This we tried to have the
city refund to US, but so far we have
failed. The city council, however,
will be asked to make an appropriation
for carnival purposes, and when the
matter is represented to that body as
we intend to represent it, my impress
sion is that the money will be forth
coming. l have figured that if the cost
were evenly distributed, so that each
taxpayer paid his share of the expense,
the cost to each owner of $1,000 worth
of property would be just II cents. The
entire cost of conducting the carnival
from first to last will be just about $780,
600, and not cent less will be needed.
As to the best place to bl lid the palace,
| am in favor of Central park, and OPP
posed to West St. Paul for many rea-
sons. Principal among them is that TO
ask people to walk across either OF the
bridges in cold weather to the palace is
another name for materially lessenlng
the attendance. 1t is altogether too
cold a trip, and people won't go there as
freely as they would to an uptown site.
| think there is no place so suitable III
every way as Central Park"
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
ST. PAUL PERSONALS.
f Trim. of chicago. ii at the Ryan.

C.E Trip, of Chicago ii at the Ryan.
H. G. We'll. of St Louis. is at the Ryan. -.
F. Caveriy of Boston, is at the Ryan.
II. Vane Lucas, of Chicago. is at the Ryan.
John SWeetman, of Ireland. is at the Ryan.
n. r. Blakeslee, of Buffalo, is at the Ryan,
j. l.. Nudge, of Austin, is at the Mer-
chants.
Miss Stevenson, of Crookston, is at the
Clifton.
j. W. billiard, of Montreal, is at the
Clifton.
G. A. Morrison, of White Earth, is at the
Clifton.
Earnest A. Bullock, of London, Eng, is at
the Ryan. ~.
Stanford Newell left for Chicago on Mon
day night.
John Cooper, of st. Cloud. was in the city
yesterday.
John G. Brown, of Duluth, was in the city
yesterday.
O. F. Presbrey, of Washington, D. c., is at
the Clifton.
FIR Douglas. of Chatham, Can, is at the
Merchants.
NJ, J. Derwin. Of Sitka, Alaska, is at the
Merchants.
Hon. G. G, Hartley, of Duluth, was in the
city Yesterday.
Col. Brice left on the Milwaukee yesterday
for New York.
Hon. John Fl. Conrad, of Montana was in
the city yesterday
J. H. Harris left On the Milwaukee yester-
day for New York.
Miss Mary Laughner, of Marquette. Mich,
is at the Merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brighton, of ST. Cloud, Mimi,
are at the Merchants.
Mr.. and Mrs j. l.. Morrison, of Richmond,
Ind. are at the Ryan.
Miss Downey left on the Northern Pacific
yesterday for Tacoma.
Robert Dean left on the Northern Pacific
yesterday for Tacoma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leigh S. j. Hunt, Of Seattle.
Wash, are at the Ryan.
Mr., and Mrs NJ. Donohue, of Niagara
Fails, are at the Clifton. ~
NJ. Griffin left on the Northern Pacific yes
terday for Helena, Mont
Mr.. and Mrs j. J. johnson, OF Hillsboro
Oak. are at the Merchants. 10
Thomas B. Lloyd and Miss II. c. Lloyd, of
Philadelphia. are at the Ryan.
Mr., and Mrs. A. Fl. Reynolds, Of James
town, v. Y, are at the Clifton.
George S. Sydney and W. j. Hemming, Of
Brooklyn, n. Y, are at the Clifton.
Mr.. and Mrs James Orr and two children,
OF Newburg, n. Y, are at the Ryan.
Mrs A. P Keam returned Yesterday from
an extended visit 10 friends in Michigan, and
is at home at the Clifton hotel.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
THE GOAT IN COURT.
Suit Against the Iron HalI-Mis-
cellaneous Litigation.

The trial of Frederick Stackhowe
against the supreme sitting of the order
of the Iron Hall. which was abruptly
adjourned several weeks ago on account
of the sudden death of one of the jurors
in the case, was resumed yesterday in
Judge Kerr's court. 1t is an action to
recover money paid into the treasury of
the order by members. The charge is
made that the agents of the order mis-
represented it for the purpose of Undue
ing the people to Join.
The appeal of Valentine StimOnher
from an order of the probate court is
being heard by Judge Otis.
The grand jury of the United States
district court is still in session. No
bills of indictment have yet been re-
turned.
Margaret Wood sues l. NJ. Banta 30
recover $500 on promissory note.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
CRUSHED HIS Uranium.
A Distressing Fatality Caused by
Fall Through a Shaft.

A distressing accident occurred about
s o'clock yesterday morning in Dyer
Bros musical instrument establish
ment Oh East Third street, by which a
young man lost his life. The unfor-
tunate was AmOry Ongman, the
eighteen-year-old son of Rev. John Ong-
man, of 40 Collins street, pastor of the
First Swedish Baptist church, who was
employed in the establishment as a
poisher He fell down the elevator
Shaft from the second story, sustaining
a fracture of the skull. from which he
died within ten minutes. Coroner
Quinn decided that the death resulted
from an accident, for which the de-
ceaSd alone was responsibility. The ele-
vator shaft is properly guarded with
safety traps, and while no one saw the
accident. the only reasonable suppose
ton is that the youth slipped and fell
into the shaft in attempting to raise the
trap to throw some sweepngs down
into the basement. 1t is evident that
he fell through in the very act of rails
ing the heavy door. as it closed above
him. The body was removed to the
residence of his parents.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
CURRENT CONVERSATION.

Chief Justice Gilfillan- The supreme
court has decided all the cases argued,
and is fully up with its business.
Dairy Commissioner Ives-In our last
dairy and food report some typograph-
zeal errors occurred in the newspapers.
causing few of the vinegar manu-
facturerS some trouble, which will be
fully set right when the bulletin is is
sued from which the report was taken.
We wish to say. in addition, that here
tOfOre we have been very careful not to
call names in our work. but hereafter
spades" will be called spades"
Names of manufacturers, and also those
from whom we buy samples, will be
published in our monthly bulletin.
Col. Barr-It is impossible to say how
much will be constructed this year or
when the Grand avenue line will be in
operation, and under the circumstances
| am not going to make any promises.
We may be able to do months work
on the road this fall, or the frost may
come tomorrow and cause us to shut
down. As regards the projected line on
University avenue, between here and
Minneapolis, we shall be unable to do
anything this year for lack of material.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1889-10-09
CONFIDENT OF ACQUITTAL.
An Attorney and Broker Who Is
Charged With EmbeZZIement.

Julius Muggley, an attorney and
broker, who has offices near the corner
of Fourth and Robert streets, was be-
fore the police judge yesterday morning
on a charge of ENLIGHTENMENT. He was
released under $1,000 bail, the case be-
ing continued until tomorrow morning.
Henry Lothman, clerk in the National
German-American bank, is the COM
planning witness, and alleges that the
defendant obtained from him, under
false pretenseS, eight drafts or bills of
exchange to the value of S4,5O5.13. The
drafts were drawn upon Muggley,
in favor of the Flour City Ma
tiOnal bank. by the Northwestern
Loan and Collection company, aud were
entrusted to the National German-Amer-
lean bank Tor collection. Lothman was
sent out to present the paper and collect
the money. He alleges that for a part
of the amount Muggley drew check
upon the Bank of Minnesota, where
upon he turned over the sight drafts,
properly indorsed. The check he re-
ceived in return was protested at the
Bank of Minnesota. and the upshot was
that Lothman caused Muggley's arrest.
The defendant, alleging that he had
simply overdrawn his account and was
innocent of any intentional wrong, is
confident that he will be acquitted.