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Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
The Railroad Commission ers.

DEs MONIES, Ia. Feb. 2l.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. THE Milwaukee road
continues TO adhere to it's claim that it is not
bound to respect the commissioners schedule
when hauling freight from one point of Iowa
TO another by a route which at points crosses
the state line and returns to the state with
freight in transit. The commissioners nave
repeatedly notified this company that they
We're violating the law, but the company al
ways reply that when they leave the state they
can haul under interstate rates, which they
do, making the rate what they please, to.
tally ignoring the commissioners schedule.
The last case Of violation reported to the
board is in a shipment from Sioux City to
Beloit, Ia. The commissioners have de-
termined TO make q test case of this last
complaint.
Grain sh ppers are flooding the com.
missioners' Office with letters complaining
of their inability to secure a su% ficient num-
Der of cars on the Northwestern road to
supply their demand. The Northwest
ern explains the matter by claiming that it
has 1900 cars of grain blocked in Chicago,
and has a large number of cars utilized by
ice dealers.
The Des Moines & Kansas City road has
written to the commissioners asking further
time in which to carry out the boards order
to replace a station at Leslie.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
ELECTION.
The Government Loses Its Majority
in the

The Government Loses Its Majority
in the R%eichstag.
BERLIN, Feb. 21.--The results of the
election SO far as known account for 234
seats. AS the reichstag has 397 members,
this leaves 1853 seats to be accounted for. or
the 23i the election failed in 8, districts,
making supplementary elections necessary
In those places. The 142 members elected
are divided between the following parties
German conservatives, 90; imperial.
lists, 10; national liberals, 8; centrisus,
80; German liberals, Il; socialists, 20;
Poles, 8; Alsatians, 10; democrats, B; Danes,
/; independent liberals. /. The National
Zeitung estimates from the returns that the
Cartel parties have already lost eighteen
seats. The paper says that owing to these
losses Of the Cartel parties the government
will be unable to secure a majority in the
re,chs tag.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
A REBUKE.
Private Wild Set at Liberty by the
Er- President.

Private Wild Set at Liberty by the
r- Presidenf.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-The following
order of the secretary of war was today
transmitted to General Ruser at ST. PAUL.:
"By direction of the president, the unex.
pired portion of the sentence of Del p. Wild,
late private, troop f, Eighth cavalry, is re.
mitted in recognition OF the fact that the
punishment %adiudged was excessive in a
marked degree. The prisoner was ordered
by the second lieutenant OF his troop, M. f.
Steele, to assist IN placing a canvas upon
a shed. He refused TO do so upon the
ground that he did nots enlist to do such
work. He was cursed and struck by the
officer. Soon thereafter he was placed IN
confinement and brought before a court
martial of which Lieutenant Steele was the
the judge advocate, convicted of disobedi-
ence of orders and sentenced to dishouora-
BILE discharge with the forfeiture Of all pay
and allowances and to confinement in the
military prison at Forts Smelling for one
year. No action appears TO nave been taken
against Lieutenant Steele. whose breach of
discipline was of an aggravated nature. 1t
is also grossly improper that Lieutenant
Steele should have been detailed US Judge
advocate of the court. The president does
not believe this case to be, nor does he think
it Just to the army that II should appear to be
a fair illustratian of the administration Of
military iustice.n
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
The Sioux city u Ogden.

Sioux Cry, a.. Feb. al.-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. The most important
movement in facilitating construction Of the
Sioux City & Ogden road is the removal of
financial headquarters from New York to
Sioux City and the appointment OF A. S.
Garrettson of this city as financial director.
The building and equipping of the first 1875
miles from here to O'Neill, Neb.. has been
embarrassed several times by red tape. AT
the meeting of the board of directors which
transferred the headquarters 1t was decided
to build 200 miles of the line west of O'Neill
this summer on the route already located,
aud the contracts are about ready to be let.
The late freeze has enabled the company TO
cross all its construction material and rolling
stock on the winter bridge.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
Eniarging the Oar shops.

WATERLOO, Ia, Feb. 2l.-ISpeciil Tele.
gram to TIL BEE. l-Plans for extensive ad-
ditions to the Illinois Central shops at this
place have been made, and they will be pre-
sented to the stockholders at their meeting
today. The plans are endorsed by the
officials of the low division, The plan is to
almost double the capacity of the blacksmith
and other shops and build new car shops. 1t
Is SAID that u convenient site has been select.
cd for a large aud handsome depot and
freight house down town. Waterloo needs
them and 1t Is hoped that a part of the 80, 500,
0J0 which il IL authoritatively stated has been
assigned for Iowa division improvements
may come here.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
wRE,K ON THE eNioN PACIFIC.
A Broken Rail Dftches a Freight
Train at Harpers, Wyo.

LARAMIE Wyo., Feb, ka~t.-TSpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE.]-A broken rail caused
another wreck on the Union Pacific at 4
o'clock this morning, the scene being Harp
ers, about thirty miles west of here. The
accident occurred TO a west bound freight,
and two cabooses and q car were derailed,
overturned and burned Conductor William
Storey was badly bruised. Frank Sm.ta, a
brakeman, was brow through a window,
and the caboose topped oyer onto him and
was soon in a blaze. Fortunately they had
a jackscrew and were able to raise the car
enough 10 get him out before the lire reached
him. He is badly cut in the face aud head,
aud his legs seriously bruised, but it is not
thought his injuries win prove fatal.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
ohrck ID in H,s mad Career.

KANSAS City, Mo-, Fell, 2l.-tSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. Last Wednesday John
Eden, paymaster Of the Carrellas coal mine,
near San Pedro, n. NJ, was o~verpowerad by
Lee White, who had been about the town
for about a year, and robbed of several hun
bred dollars. White then went to San Pedro
and overawed the place with a Winches ter.
Last night he took the best horse in the
place aud, leading il TO the house of q Mexi-
can woman, made her cut on her hair, put
on mems clothes and mount the horse. The
outlaw jumped on behind aud the two
started away. Deputy Sheriff Meyers aud
and a posse were soon in pursuit. and over
took the pair. To an order To surrender a
series of shots replied. The woman also
handled a revolver. Meyers was fatally
wounded, and one Of the posse AM the des-
perado were killed, The woman is under
arrest.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22

CHICAGO, Feb. 2l.-GSpeclal Telegram
to THE BEE. The Western Freight asso-
citation spent the day on docke,ed subjects
and in lining up western rates 10 meet the
reduced basis TO the Missouri river. 1t was
found that in a number of cases the rates had
TO be reduced more than the 20 per cent re-
duction TO the river, aud it is estimated that
the total loss IN revenue, the amount of
traffic being equal, will be fully 25 per cent.
illustrations of greater reductions than that to
the Missouri are 9O-cent rates from st. Paul
to Omaha and Kansas city, the former rates
beng 10 and so cents respectively.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
The APACHE ProbIem.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l,-Lieutenant Ken
non OF General Crooks staff today submitted
in behalf Of the secretary of war and Gen.
oral Crook a statement before the house
committee on Indian affairs 10 support OF
General Crooks proposition TO remove the
Apache Indians to Fort Sill. Lieutenant
Kennon took issue with many Of the state
ments made by General Miles and others
who have objected to the Indisns' removal
aud quoted extensively from the records of
the war department to sustain the Arguments
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22

BERLIN, Feb. 21,-Compared with the last
preceding election the socialist vote in Ber-
lin shows an increase OF 80, 600 and the liberal
vote an increase of 5000. The conserva-
tive vote decreased 35, 000. Two socialists
AVE been elected in this city. The social
lists carried Madeeburg, Altoona, Hamburg,
Dresden district, Leipsic district, Chemnitz
and SeWickan,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
FataIIv Burned nv Gasoline.

Barr, Ia, Feb. 21.-lSpecial Telegram to
The BEE. -Auton Bleisch. a farmer living
about five miles west Of Britt, poured gaso-
line from u can into his cook stove yesterday
to start up a fire. The gas exploded, cover
ing him with flames. He jumped through
the window and screamed for help. His
father, who was at the oarn, brought water
mad burned HIM so badly That he died this
morning.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
A Fatal Eptdem,ic in Texas.

New ORLEANS, Ala, Feb. 2l.-An Aurora,
Tex, special says: A fatal epldomis is rag
ing mere. The disease has been pronounced
spinal meningitis or spotted fever, and sew
eral persons have aied of il within the last
two days. The people are terror stricken
and are fleeing from the place. An appeal
was made TO Fort Worth for physicians and
nurses, which was at once responded TO by
the mayOr.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
1he Bridge Stock subsoribeh.

SIOUX CITY, Ia, Feb. 2l.-fSpecial Tele-
gram to TnE Bee. ALI thesstock for the
new bridge across the Missouri river here
has been subscribed. The company is called
the Donald Mclean company, and is sup
posed 10 stand for the Sioux City 4 North
erns the Sioux City q Ogden and other rail-
road interests.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
he advanced. He said tia, IL the Apaches

he advanced. He said that IL the Apaches
were removed to Fort Sill it would be almost
impossible for them to cross Tn, sorntry and
reach their old haunts in \ ,ieaico nd
Arizona; that the removal S be made
was agreed to by tho presid he secre-
tary of war and all the major ais of the
army, and they had In the m . e1lghatiS
way in their power called upon ress for
authority to right q great wrol < remove
what the president, with u full k IL ,d-e of
the facts, had characterized as q rei tch to
the nation.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
sociaIists and Police Fj,ht.

BERLIN, Feb. 2l.-A serious ret occurred
here last night. A parade of socialists. bent
on celebrating their victories, collided with
a body of police. A mounted officer was
dragged from his horse and terribly beaten
and his legs were broken. He was carried
into the police station, which was subse-
Quently demolished by the mob.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
Fight Warirsnen Hur:.

PHnADELrHIA, Feb. al-while werkmen
were engaged in raising the roof of the
Grand opera house, the cracking of some
boards caused O panic and the men manag-
ing the windlass ran away, allowing the
structure to fall. Fifty workmen were
under the roof aud the widest rumors pre-
vailed. but when the debris was cleared
away it was found that only eight men were
hurt, none seriously.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
Steamship Arrivals.

At New York-.The Assyrian, from Lon.
don; the Willkomoen, from Bremen.
AT hamburg-rhe Scandal, from New
YORK.
AT London-Siehted: The OLDHAM, from
New York.
AT Glasrow-The Prussian, from Phila-
delphia.
AT Liverpool-1he Rossmore, from Balti-
more.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
THE TITLE Is APPROVED.

Another Important Step Toward
Omaha's New Federal Building.
WAsHINGToN, Feb. 1 2l.--tSpecial Tele-
gram to TIL BEE. Attorney General Mil
Ter today finally passed upen and approved
the title to block SO on which the new post
office building for Omala e to be CONSTRUCT
ed. Tn supervising architect of the treas
ury will now proceedswi0h plans aud specih-
cations and the work will proceed without
delay.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
Grantrd a Divorce.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, Feb. 2l.-A divorce was
granted today IN the case of Captain Thomas
Phelan against his wife, Alice Phelan. De-
sertion Is the charge alleged and IL was
shown tnat Mrs rnelaa,lelt the captain Sep
TENDER 2. 1888, never returning. The mar
riage occurred in 1868.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
baseball Omoers Elected.

DEs MoisEs, Ia, Feb. 2l,-ISpecial Tele-
gram to The BEE. : AT a meeting of the
Des Moines baseball association tonight the
following officers were elected President,
Martin Tuttle; vice president, A. w. Wright;
secretary. j. M. Barclay; treasurer, Kirk
Jewett Additional directors, II. G. Alver-
son, "; II. Liddle, Pleas Mills and J. f..
MacCullar.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
THE PEARALTA GRANT CASE.
Commissioner Croft Decides an I'm
pOrtnMt Land Suit.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2l.-Commissloner
Croft of the general land Office has rendered
a decision in the celebrated Pearalta grant
case in Arizona, in which he holds that no
grant of the character claimed was ever
made. He decided against the claimant on
every point and orders the case stricken
from the surveyor generals docket. The
partment and embraces about four million
acres in Arizona.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
the Weather Force ,st.

For Omaha and vicinity: Light snow or
rain, followed by fair weather.
Nebraska; Local SHOWS, warmer, south
erly winds.
South Dakota: Fair, warmer southerly
winds.
Fair In northern portion, local
SHOWS southwest portion, warmer. southerly
luinlS
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22

aged fifty-fve, was killed by the north-bound
express on the Kansas City road this fore
noon. He was walking on a bridge just
south of town, when he was run down and
instantly killed. A Jump of ten feet would
haye saved his life.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
Supposed TO Haye Drowned.

Fort MADISON, Ia, Feb. 2l.-Elisha
Moore, a ferryman, started across the river
for Nauvoo, ILL.,, with a travelling man yes
tcrday and has not been seen since. The ice
is running heavily and it is feared that they
were drowned.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
An Operation ON Young Lincoln.

LONDON, Feb. 2l.--A successful operation
was performed Oh young Abraham Lincoln.
the son Of the American minister, by open
ing the abscess and discharging its contents.
1t Is now thought there is excellent promise
OF his recovery.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22

, Dies MONIES, Ia, Feb. 2l.-Woolson's sub
stitute for Harsh's resolution was adopted
This afternoon after a long dsbate. A large
number of petitions on senatorial questi ons
and a few on railroads and other matters
were reported. The report Of the committee
on rules was taken up and the code recon-.
mended by the committee. The senate held
a lengthy session and disposed of consider
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
OFF FOR THE ANNUAL JUNKET
Iowa Legislators Making the Round
of State Institutions.
A LIST OF THE COMMITTEES.
Yesterdays Proceeding s in the House
aud Senate-Jhe Railroad Com
mis- siop ers-A Farmer Ia
tally Burned.
Visiting State In situations.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Feb. 2l.-(Spec'al Tele-
gram TO Til BEE. The members Of the
legislature have departed for their annual
junKet TO the various public institutions.
There was considerable opposition to tue
scheme, but the inducement Of free rides
ana free dinners was too much for the MEM
bers from the country to resist, and so they
ordered the tour. IL will cost about $500, and
the legislature will not reconvene until next
Wednesday afternoon. Each committee is
composed of one senator and two representa-
tives in the order named;
Agricultural college: Senator Smith Of
Lynn, Smith of Boone and Tnornpurg. Ben
edict home: Kent, Davie and Lane. Col-
lege for the blind: Mack, Gitchell and Hol-
liday. Fish Matching house; Davidson,
Russell and Mcfarland. Hospital at Mount
Pleasant: Caldwell, Mitchell and Young.
Hospital at Independence: NATION, John
son OF Bremen and Shipley. Hospital at
Clarinda: Bayless, Woods and Luke. Re-
form school at Eldora: Wolfe, Slattly an d
Ball. Reform school at Mitchellville
Barnett, Felkncr and Dolpb. Deaf
and dumb institution: Barrett,
Graeser and Hobbs. Home for feeble
minded children: Funk, Roe and Kyle.
Penitentiary at Anemosa: Hanchett, Mem
mers and Wyman. Penitentiary at Fort
Madison: McVay, Chamberlain ana Nor
row. Soldiers home: Brewer, Resell and
Law. Orphans home: Seeds, Hart and
Smith of Mitchell. State normal school
Perkins, Holbrook ana Byers. State uni,
versity: Price, Blythe and Briggs.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
The House.

gram to The BEE, THE house this morning
fixed the salaries of the file clerk. bill clerk
and speakers clerk at 81 a day. Miss Mabel
Moore was appointed speakers clerk. The
committee on journal clerks recommended
that the number of committee clerks be re-
duced to twenty.eight, and two journal clerks
be appointed. A message from the senate
was presented. saying that it had been
agreed by concurrent resolution to adjourn
from today till next Wednesday afternoon.
After the appointment of journal clerks ad-
iournment to that time was taken.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22
A Track WALKER Killed.

HEw HAMPTON, Ia, Feb. 2l,-lSpecial
Telegram to THs bEE,l-George Bermer,
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22

LONDON, Feb. A.-Gladstone is III OF
catarrh.
Omaha daily bee., 1890-02-22

Lo MOON, Feb. al.-Tennyson is in q seri-
Gus condition from influenza.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-04-05
C. OF CASUALTIES.

RECORD OF CASUALTIES.
The grand church at Apledorn, adjacent to
the royal palace at the Hague, was burned
to the ground.
The levee at ~Skipwith, in Issaquena county,
fifty miles south of Greenville, Miss, The
town OF Skipwith is now under water.
Edward Happy, the son of . rich Louisville
(Ky.) merchant who has been visiting on the
Big Horn, has been lost in the mountains
lieved to have persisted.
At New Harmony, Ind, Prof, Richard
Owen, well known as q soldier and scientist,
and A. H.. Fretageot. a prominent merchant,
drank embalming fluid by mistake. Prot.
Owen lived only about Ave hours, and Mr..
Fretageot is not expected to live.
G. Gordon Adams, Appointment attorney of
Los Angeles. Cal, formerly a United States
district attorney at Vicksburg, Miss, was
found dead in his Office with O bullet wound
in his temple. A pistol was found, and on
the table were some oil and feathers. It is
supposed that the weapon was accidentally
discharged while being cleaned
The situation in the lower Mississippi coun-
try asfar south as Laconia Circle is appalling.
The devastation INC suffering is incalculable
to stock and human beings. Water is pour.
ing over the levee for seven miles and pass
ing the levee at Henrico. Seventeen hundred
people in this district are actually suffering
for the necessaries of life. Whites, negroes,
mules, hogs and cows are huddled together
in g%inhouses and on stumps, and all are in
danger of starving to death.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-04-05
Western Chief, which sprung leak and was
set on fire and abandoned on the Bahamas.

Western Chief, which sprung leak and was
set on fire and abandoned of the Bahamas.
Herr jacobson, cashier Of a small bank at
Ores den, has absconded. Examination oil
his accounts shows him to be q defaulter ex-
ceeding $4,000 marks. He IL thought to
have gons to America.
A Japanese syndicate has been formed,
with the government as q partner, to devel
op the coal mines OF Sorachi and Jubari on
the biggest scale practicable. The sum OF
$7,000,O00 has been raised for the prelim-
mary work.
The contract for constructing the subna-
rine telegraph between Brazil and the United
States has been awarded to two French com-
panies, the Societe Generate Des Tele Phones
and the Societe Franchise des Telegraphes
Sous Marins. The concession 10 Tor thrifty
five years and the first cable must be ct
work within nineteen months.
1t is learned that the British steamer OF
Gulf Of Alden, from Clyde Jan. 20, for Valpar-
also, was wrecked when 100 miles from land,
Three boats, containing in all eighty-one
people, left the vessel, and one of them has
arrived at Chloe, an island off,the West coast
of South America. Two steamers aresearch-
ing for the missing boat. The British steam
er Tom Pyman has been wrecked in the Scaw.
captain, three officers and three seamen
were drowned. ' III
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-04-05
A Little Too Homes.

An old farmer in Indiana wantedto
sell his farm for afancyprice, and aft
er throwing q nuro Der Of diseased
eggs into a sink hoie circulated q re-
port that he had found q fine supply
of natural gas. AChicago man came
along, and the farmer, eager with the
consciousness Of guilt, sold the farm
for little more than it was worth as
agricultural land. The Chicago man
dug insthe sink hole and has been re-
warded by finding the richest gas de-
post in the state. When last heard
from the honest farmer was butting
his head against q tree.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-04-05
Sale of a Crown.

There was a crown to be sold by
auction at Singapore. The Straits
Time says: "The crown iss no small
affair, for it is of pure gold studded
with about q Thousand brilliants,
some of which are of tw~elve-carat-
weight, and it is an historical crown
worn by Malay sultans and sold for
behoofofthe estate of the late sultan
of Perak. As thegoldis believed to be
of the Malay peninsula and the diar
monds are of Borneo, it might becon-
venient to send it home rs a sample
of the wealth that our gold and dia-
mond mines are yet to produce. The
valueis estimated atabout $4,000
st. James Gazette.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-04-05
NEWS BREVITIES.
The Latest Telegraphic News
Culled from Associated
Press Dispatches.
wAshlNoroN BRIEFS.

A Washington paper says that the mys-
terry which has surrounded the fire on the
Bird Of February last, at Secretary Tracy's
residence at which his wife and daughter, as
well an q Swiss maid servant, lost their lives,
is about to be cleared up. There are well
sustained rumors that Bridget Sweeny the
trusted old servant whosahad been living in
the secrctary's family for fourteen years
or more, has confessed that she fred the
house with kerosene. Her statement is said
to he that she poured kerosene all over the
dining DON panelling, and as far up the
stairs a. her stock of oil would go; that she
then lit the parlor gas, set fire to the coal
oil around the wainscoting and went to
church. No motive is assigned for the hor-
rible deed, and no possible incentive except
insanity.
The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1890-04-05

The great syphon in the new aqus-
duct for tho water supply of New
York is consi dered q most wonderful
piece of hydraulic engineering. 1t
conveys the metropolitan water sup
ply across the Harlem at Q debt OF
3O7 feet beneath the river bed.
Certain advantages were gained by
this method overa stone or steel via
duct, which it is believed willcounter-
balance it's greater cost. Not the
least of these 10 the immunity from
danger Of foreign attack: