Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 5, 1883, Page 1

B e e o —— { ( € orable to both countel et —— s Tue OMAHA DALY BEE L WELFTH [ oo THE OLD WORLD. A Orazy Fenian Exhibits His Tools at Birmingham and fBoss to Jail, Ohina Decides to Fight Unlees France Recognizes Her Rights. A Lively Breezs in the German Reichstag on the Ques- ticn ¢f Duels, A Large Variety of Genoral Fore oign Newas. ENGLAND, Bpecial Dispatch to Tir Brx. LownpoN, June 4.—The Pall Mall Gazette publishes another portion of a lotter from the Russian nihilist, Stepnlak, In which he dcclares that a widespread soclety exists in the Rua- slan army, composed exclusively of cfficors, and iuclading many colonels of raglments, In regard to the pres- ent acqalesconce of the nthillsts, he ways it would be foolish to attempt a rovolt when the enemy is on the alert, An attompt to assassinate the czar wmight still form the beginnirg of a ravolt or coup d'etat, but kuch an at- tempt, of itself, he says, {s no longer of importance. The polica of Birmlngham to-day arrested an avowed American Fenian, who deolared his intention of making mischief at the Bright cslebration neil week. The man s 40 years of age. Slnce hia arrival thero he has rao:ived letters from America and Par:s. He glves his name as George Smyth, Previous to his arrest he bourht fi'ty cartridges for a large revc vor, then entered a tavern, whe s ho displayed the revolver and thre ‘ered to disturb the Bright pro- cssl .« Mondsy. The police were sumi oned, and when they arrived Smyt « waa trying his revolver in the taver, yard. He was secured only after a stroggle, during which he tried t© ahoot the cflicers, A o vespondent st Shanghsl tele- graphs 'n the highest auihority, that Li Hanyg Chang, Cainese prime minis- ter and commander of troops in the province, adjacent to Tonquin, de- clares that unless Fearce recognizes the rights of Caina fn regard to An- nam, China ls rosoived io fizht, LoxpoN, Juue 4.—The earl of West- meath i desd, Loxpox, June 4.—The statemont in Paris that a duel with swords was fought on tho Swisa frontier yesterday betiween Georgo Cassagnac and an old sergeant major, in which the former had his throat scratohed, 1a denled, LoxpoN, June 4.—The emperor and empress drove 1o Sokolomk! to- dsy to attend nmilitary feta, They wero not accompanind by an escort. The municipal authorities wiil give a grand dijenner at Sokoldkl to the forelgn newepaper correspondents who attended the coronation, LoNpoN, June 4 —In the commona this afternoon Losd Eldmund Fitz Maurice, under foreign secretary, stated that the commanders of the men of war, Dreyad and Dragon, row in Madagascar water, had been in- structed to coneult as to what meas ures wero necossary to be taken to proteot the lives and property of Brit- {eh subjects in Madaguscar, Gladstone declined to on- swer questions as o whether the servicos of the Dake of Albany ar governor gencral of Canada had been refused. The government, ho sald, wer, awaro of the willlagness of the duke to render services to his crown and conntry, Hoadded thatthis feel- ing did the duoke the highest honor, Kennard asked whether the government would repesent that the reyistration of a new set cf clalme at Washirgton by the Alabama claims commlsstonsr was in violation of the Intentlors cf the general conferenca. Lord Eimund Fitzmavrice replled that it wos not the intention of the government vo interfere in the matter in any wuy GERMANY. Spectal Dispatcl es to Trw xs. BeLiy, Jace b.—The celobratcd Trivoli brewery burnec to-day. The tory leaders in the reichstag have boen deliberating since Taesday last whether the sun of Herr Von Kleist Kitzow, the well known con- servative leader, should challenge Ritcher for thecutting remarks the latter made in the reichsiag on Yon Klelst Kitzow, ridiculing duels which he coneidered barbarous, He truste that if any tory Hotspur wishes to continue a parllamentary warfare with other weapous outside the house, the law will protect him, Herr Lasker started for England, whenca he goes to America, where he intends to remaln five months, A committee of progressista and llberals has been formed wih the object of erecting monument to the late Hermann Schaliza, Delitash, founder of the aystem of friendly socletles, BeruiN, June 4 —The statement of the Imperial bavk of Germany shows an increase of 5 246,000 marks, GENERAL FOREIGN NEWS, Special Dispatches to Tus Bxx, 81, PererspurG, Jans 4 —A new number of the nibilist joarnal, The Will of the Pecple, has appeared. Maprip June 4, —The minister of foreign affaira has informed the senate he belleved the treaty with Chiil i already slgned and thecondl lons hon. Roume, June b,—In executlon of the decree lssued by Gon. Garlbaldl when dictator, the chamber of dep utles has approved the bill providiug that 8,000,000 lire bz annually included in the badget to compensate faml lles ruined by pillage at the hands of the bourbon troops ln the years 1849 ’and 1860, ¢ Plonbyy, OMAHA NEB TUFSDAY MOR NING JUNE 5, 1888 299 store here, one fireman was killod wud ten severely Injured. 81, §PETERSBURG, June 4,—Secret foquiry into the rlot, which ocoarred in the streeta of St. Petersburg last Monday evening, shows that it was {n- stigated by nihilists, Panis, June 4. —General Wemffon, of the French army, in a letter to Everment, says the object of Moltke's tour recently in Itsly was to stady the best route for the luvasion of Soathern France. DusLix, June 4—Davitt, Healy and Quinn were released from Kilmatn. ham jail this afternoon, Dusrin, Jane 4. —James Carey and the other informers who testified at the trial of the Phaaix Park murder ers have been nctified that they must {ndlcate places out of the country to which they wish to be sent, Carey protests that he would remain in Dublic, but the authoritles polnted out that he would recelve no police protection, and that en uwo conditlon would he be allowed to remain in Ire- land. Liverroor, Jane 4.-Recelpts of wheat for the last week, Atlantlo ports, 23,260 qaarters; Pacifis ports, 32.000, other sources 43,0000 Corn, 35,000, Dusrix, Jane 4,—Archbishop Coke in an address at Tipperary yesterday, said that he would not be able for many reagous to accept any more addresses durlng his visitation of his arch dlocese, or to particlpate in any populsr demonstrations, Paris, June 6.—At a meeting of the Sacz cansl company to-day, a proposal mado by De Lesseps to ex- amine into the project for the con- straction of & second canal across the isthmus adopted unapimously, Ds Loesops assured the meetihyg that the Eaglish directors were given local as sistance, and prophecied that another ocanal will be bullt, DoLosseps stated that the improve- monts now being made, at a cost of 4.000,000 franes, would suffice for the traflic of 1C,000,000 tone a year. The company had & year ago declded upon building a second route. They could accomplish this within the limits of thetr own lands, but could do the work much more rapldly and conve- niently if the Egyptlan government would grant fresh concessions. He il negotfations for obtaining the ald of Eungland in this object were proceeding favorably. e —— - Bo zure of Fetrolenm Jelly. Special Disvatch to Tux Bas, New Yorg, June 4.—The customs authorlties of R o de Janeiro recently seized and coutiecated as dynamite s largs shipment of petrolatam, or pe- trolenm jolly, 'The agent was com- pelled to pay o heavy fine, although ha protested thet the goods were nct explosive, He appealed to the cue- tom house inepecter and offered to prove that the srticle was purely a medicinal preparation. The inspector dec'tned to retarn the goods, ZThe agent cabled the owner here to appeal to cie emperor for redress. e e s SPtaa s Shipping Nows. Special Dispatch to T K. Bost N, Juno 4,—Arrived: ginta, Liverpool. New York, June 4 —Arrived: Ser- via, Livarpool; Bohemia, Hamburg. Grasaow, Juoe 4 —Arrived: State of Fiorida, Now York. New Yorg, June 4 —Arrived, the Hammoula from Hamburg, LonpoN, June 4 —Arrlved, the Ausiralin and Hamburg from Moscow, New Yok, June 4.—-Arrived, the Main, from Bremen. PuiLapeLruis, June 4 -—Arrived, the Britieh Prince, from Liverpool. Lo NpoN, June 4 --The Normandlo, Spafn, Karuessla and Dorian from Now York, arrived out. Vir- ‘The Naval Academy. Special Dispatch to Tun Bxs. ANNaroLts, Md., Juue 4,—The board of visitors of the Naval academy met this morning and appointed the followlng sadditfonal committee on etondard of echolarship: Drs, A, Geeen, E.V, Kinmeley, Prof, G. J. Rich and Rav. J. W. Dinamore. This commletee covers the field not here- foro lnvestizated by the board of visi- tors,and undoubtedly beara relatlon to the reocant cowplaints of cadets, Kteke in a Uotton Mill. Spectal Dispatch to T Bxs Brac g, R I, June 4, —There was a striko of 1he speeder tenders at the Biackstone cotton mill thie mornlog, ciuged by the shutting down of machinery and throwing eizhthun droed operators oal of employment. A Cyolone. 8pecial Dispatch to ik BKe, GaLvEsioN, Texas, June 4,—A Greenville epocial say:: A tornado struck here last evening, in a south- westerly dlrection, with terrific force. There were torrents of, raln for twen= ty minutes, and the total destruction of the town eeemcd inevitable A sarvey of the city shows a hundred and fifty " houees blown down. A large number of old bolldings were more or less injured. Only one life is lost, although several are seriously injured. Started A Bpeclal Dispatch to Tus Bax CHicaGo, Jone 4 —The Calumet fron and steel company at South Chi- ©ago, which has been closed several days debating whother 1t would ac- cept the Pittsburg schedale, started r;x,m!n tats morning with half the usual orce. A Treat to Railroaders. Special Dizpatch to Tus Bz Cuicaco, June 4.--The Pittsbarg, Fort Wayne & Chicago road to-day brought to this city an excarslon train of eleven car loads of employes in its shops st Fort Wayne, to visit the ex position of raflway appliances. The company farnished transportation and tickets to the exposition, The Pennsylvania Legi §ecial Dispatch to Tus Dus. Harriseura, June 4. —The senate ture. Paris, June 4 —While endeavoring to extinguish a fice In a chemical passed the house bill to abollsh the contract system ln prisons and reform- atory institutions, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Postmasters Already Applying for Leaves of Absence on Ac- count of Gresham's Order, The Oivil Bervice Commission Deabate the Meaning cf the **One Family” Olause. “Brewster, Attorney General,” will Wrestlo with the Qaestion. CAPIT/ L NOTES. Spreial Dispatches to Tuk xx POTSMASTERS $QUEALING, WasniNGToN, June 4.—Owirer to the order fssued by Pustr.ater Gon- eral Grosham reqairlog finat any, seo ond class postmasters to attend per- conally to the dutles of thelr offisce, & number of applications for leaves of absence are already recelved st the department. The Mextoan mail service from New Orleans and Galveston has boen re- ‘samed. THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION held » meeting to-day at which & number of questions of detall relating to examination of candidates for places in the clvil sorvice and to the applioation of the new rules governlng appolntments, were dizcussed. The most important of these queations was what Interprotation should be glven the words ‘‘ons family” in that clsuse of the ctvil service roform bill which providea ihat when two persons of one family ars employed in the clvil service of the government no other membor of that family shall be ollgible to appointment, As the commissloners do not care to ex. amine persons who are inoligible they wish to have this question definitely settled, aud will aek the opinion of the attorney general upon it. They desire to know whether *‘one family” means only parents and their children, or whether, taklog iuto consideration the Intent of the law (which wnas plainly the provention of nepotism), the prokibition s to be un- derstood as extending to nephews and nleces, brothers, slster, grandchildren, cousing or relations by marriages, of persons holding plac:s in the clvil ser- vice. Wasaiseron, Juno 4 —The fssue of staudard silver doliara for the week ending Jane 21 was 166,000; corre- aponding portod list esr, 117,000 In the star rcu'e trial, Merrick re- sumod his address to the ja-y, and after critiotsing Brady's policy locking to a daily meil on every star route, the court and couneel dlccussed the evidence concerntng the expedition on the Tougue river line, The American Eledics. Spoctal Diepatch t) Tik Bxe. CLEVELAND, Juae 4 —Tha Avveri- can Mecioml assoclation meets here to morrow in thelr thirty fourth auooal sesslon, to continue four deys. The address of welcome will be delivered by Gen. EA. S. Meyer, The fore- noons will b devoted to general busi- nees; the afternoons will bo divided into seven sactions, meeting separately to hear pspers on and disouss practical medicine, materla modica and physi- ology in one secion; obstetrics and diseases of women fn suother; eargery and snatomy In snother; stule medi- cine another; optholmology, otology aud laryugology snother; diseases of children snother, and dental and oral surgery another, Several hundred delegates and oth- era have already arrlved. A grand reception and barqnet will be given in the Eaclid Aveuua opera house to- morrow night and a largs number of rocoptions at private residences on Wednesday and ~ Thureday even- fngs. The officers of the asseciation are; Doctors John L Atles, Ponn- sylvania, president; Kugere Grisson, North Cirolina; A, J Stone, Minne- sota; J. A Oclerdong, Kentucky, and and H. 8 Orme, Californla, vice presidents; Wm. B. Atkinson, Penn- syivanis, secrstary; J. N, Hines, Cleveland, asslstant secrotary; RRich— ard J. Dunglison, Ponnsylvanis, treasurer; C. H. Klaluschmidt, Wash- {ngton, librartan Lo e The Brooklyn Bridge. 1al Dispateh to Tuk Lux New Yorx, Juse 4 —The inqnsst bogan to-day ia tho cames of the twelve vietlms of the recent panic on the Brooklyn bridge, 0. C Martin, superintondent cf the bridge testifisd to the facts of the occurrence as learned by him, Ho stated at the time of the dlzastor thers were twenty- two special police officers on the bridge. A railing has been put up at tle stairway since the accident, but witness sald this precaution wouald not remedy matters there In case of another paule. An inclined plane had been suggested fn placo of the stalr- way bat this also would not afford re- ltef, but on the contrary would be dangerous in slippery weather. The The present stalrway was the best arrangement that could be made for the safaty of passengers. James S, T. Stranahan, trustee, said on days when there was unusual prossure of travel, one of the wagon roads would be thrown open to the public a8 & temporary relief, if it should seem best, Additlonal walke for foot passengees could be con- structed on each etde of the carriage ways. 8p Sale of a Mine. Specis! Dispatch to Tus Bas, New York, June 4 hoe, of the rects the resale of erty of the Great Boulder Cyn- solldated Gold aud Silver Mining compsny, of Colorado. The prop: erty wos sold ander foreclosure of morigago given to secure the lsaue of $100,000 worth of bonds and was -Judgo Dona supreme court, di. the prop bought in by the trastees of the mortgage for $00,000. The resale was ordercd In consequence of the disabllity of the trustees and bond- holders to come to any agreement with regard to the settlement. The sale will take placo In this olty after the explration of the usual six wecks' notloe. Special Dispatches to Tuw Bus, L UISVILLE RACES. Lovisviuig, June 4 —Muddy tra to-dsy. Five events, Mile and clx. teenth, Farragut won, Jo Starke ond, Pupe Lo thied; time, 1 | Flootwood atakes for threo.y: olds, mile heats, Lord Regloa won, Bondholder second, April Foul ihird; tlme, 1:48}, Olub puarse, three quarters of ax Roy 8. Cluke won, Carson & Sada McNalry third; time, 1: §; Kennesaw eelling sweepsteses, all ages, ono mile, Bastott wo., Poarl Thorn second, Taxgatherer third; time, 1:49, Club parsa for malden two year. olds, haif mile, Billy Gilmora won, Highflight second, P, L Fox«'s Great Tom Colt third; time, 0:60. BRIGHTON BEACH RACE . New York, Jone 4.--Thisd day, fine woather, five entrfes. Oc mile, all ages. Little Minch wor. Urom- woll second, Fiona third; time 1:45. Six forlongs, all ages, Itazka won; Little Katie second, Gift third; timo 1:16} Mile and furlong, three y.srolds, Bonalrotta won, King Fan sccund, Doubtful third; time 1:68 One mile, all ages, Mary Jurbott won, Gso, Hakes second, Liraminta third; time 1:454. Mile and a quarter, over five hur- dles, fustor won, Boelle of the North second; Dave Gideon thir!; time 2:21, BASE BALL New York, June 4. —Ohlosgos 5, New Yorks 2. B sroN, June 4 —Boston 2 Cleve- landa 0 Priuapereiia, June 4.—Dotrofts 10, Philadelphias 3, ProvioeNce, Juus 4, —Peovidonce 5, Buffalos 1, COURTNEY AND HANLAN, RoCHESTER, June 4 — Courtuey ac- copts the offer of the manufuctoriog ocompany , and wiil give bonds in $10,000 to row his best In the race with Hanlan for a purse of §5,000, It is probable ths race will be rowed at Cicelnnat! or St. Louls, CHICAGO, June 4. —Among o en- tries for tho single and doul-a ecall vaces st Pallman, June 22d acd 234, to date, are: Single scull--Hanlan, Ross, George Hosmer, Churles E Conrtney, Pluisted and Elifott, Doublescull-Gao Hosmer and John McKay, Hanlan and Lee, Weisgarber, and Selving. The courseis on Lake Oalumet at the soburban villsge of Pullman, just south of the city, whore the most elaborate snd complely ar— rangements for soating and otherwise accommodating 15,000 to 20 000 peo- pie have been mad Both races will be thrie turn, ;8 with reLeGRay i NorE¥T Speclal Dispatcoes to Tun Bxx, The handsome steam launch for Jey Gould's yacht, Atlanta, arrived in Phila- deiphia yesterday, 1t will be used in veatera not navigable by ths Atlanta, Mone La Haine, a trapezo performer, whila doing his “‘walking crillug act” st the Park theatre, Inlianapolis, last night, one of the etraps broke, letting him fall to the stage, n distance of twen His injuries arathought to be f a French Canadian. The German Lutheras miniaterium has resolved to appropriate $10,000 towards the foundation of » German professor:ip in the Philidelphia Seminary, in commein- oration of the 400th anniversary of the birth of Martin Luther. Cattle thieving in the lower Rio Grande countivs 18 going on_to an uuprecedent:d extent. The de: redations are thoroughly organized. A number of prominent citi- zans are implicated, and there is no hidiog or trying to evade the rangers or citizen:, A meetiog of wentlemen who prop to give yearls exhibitions of horses New York city was he!d last night. Officers eleoted are: President, Jorneliua Kellows; vice presidents, J. Ii. Hecksher, James R, Keene and Wm. R. Scott; treasurer, H, H, Hamilton; ecretary, W. T. Wharton. The Philadelphia Music Featival asso- eiation has decided to hold a festival in 1884, and raised a guarantee fund of $100,000 to insure its suscess, The *‘Ora- toriu of Elijab” will be presented, Ll e Milwaukeo Matters. Special Digpatch Tux Bre, MiLwAvkkg, Jane 4 —In spite of Mayor Siowell's voto, the Hentogy ordinance was adopted by the conneil to-day by a vote of 28 to 10. It al lows maloon-keepers to appeal to the conncll for redress {f thelr lloenses ere rovoked by the mayor, or they are re- fused one for any cauko whatever, ¥red F.fiold, son of D C. Fifield, of the chamber of commerce, has been lopt in the woods fu Pen keo range, near Ashland, Wia, for ftive days, having strayed from Eoglneer Sewell's surveying parly while doing work for the Wieconsln Cantral road, Tae party have given np work aad are ecourlog the woods with dog e Reform in Ponnsylvania. Speclal Dispatcn 40 Tus LEs. Hargrissoke, Jone 3 —Ia the een- ate to-day a substitute for the bill to prohibit political asecssmonts was adopted. It provides it shall be un- lawfal for any committes or member thereof to demand of any person In the service of any city or county of the state, any mouey or anything of value with the understanding the ssme will be used for aay political purpoee, In tals shape the bill pass ed, 25 to 22, The governor slgned the rallroad bill allowlng rallroad companies eapl tal stock amounting to $160,000 per mile and plac the maximum stock and bonda at $300,000 Dodge City Again Exoited Special Dispatch 0 Tin Bus. D.pok Ciry, Kansse, Jane 4. —The clty is exclted over the proclamation poited stopping all gambling. Luke Bhort {s defiant at his place of bust noss, The arrival of Bat Musterson belng announced, partles heavily armed, belng for and agsinst him, wero at the traln, A compavy of 40 militia have been wworn in, "THE FORLORN FEW. —— A Semblance of Opposition to the Republicans Organized in Iowa, T'he Unterrifled Prepare to Give Battle Against Over- whelming Odds. 'he Republicans Harmonious on All Points bat Liquor. The Authors of Decoration Day Honored at Dos Moines Correspondence of The Bee. Des Moines, Juna 3.—The demoo- Iown moots in state conven- tlon Tuesday. The outcome s almost w furagone coacluston, The sik stock- {ag wing will carry off the honors— there are but two— the governorship and the supreme judgeship. The ma- Jority of county conveantions that have wnstracted at all, havo declared for L. G. Kinne, while some bave in- struoted for Clark, Witmer, Augnstus ar Dodge, aud Benjamin J. Hall, but nelther of these four would take it, Clark could not get it, as he Is in favor of the amendment, and opposed to dellvering the party to the Misols- sippl river saloone. Tt is quite cer- taln that Kiono will get the first place on the tlcket and Judge L., 8. the second, although the soath- wostern part of *the state will push Judge Barton of Van Baren, who is doubtless the better jarist, bat he doean’t happen to lve In the ‘“Mis. slesippl rlver saloon bolt,” and that settles it. The party Is determined to make a square lesue on the amend ment business, and force the repub- lican party into It if they cen. The Carroll county conventlon voleed the ideas of that party as at present con- structed when it declared, firat, oppo- sitlon to all sumptuary laws, or any amendment of the constitation look- ing that way; sccond, opposition to a resubmission of the amend ment; third, opposition to woman suffrage, for the reason that womsn's place is at home, and no true woman wanta saffrago. Thero will be & strong effort made by the ellk stockiogs to get a freo trade plank in the platform, which will bring out the old mcssback ‘‘cariff for revenue” fellows, and there in Ilkely to bo scmo contest over that matter, The eilonce of the ‘‘bright aud glorlous” Ei. Cimpbell in the eampaign s ominous, which leads to the conelueion that the old-tiviera are loelug their grip, There {s no change in the outlook of the republioan con vention, No formidabie oppoelition presents {tecli ngainst the renomina- lon of Gov. Shermun, But Judge Day seoms to be \g ground, and it now acews quite d ho wili not be re- uUsaitamved, ely va the (it aclel au ground that he has had the office two years. The most promlnent namea mentloned are Judge McDill,of Uuton sounty, and Jadgs Reed, of Potta- wattamia conunty, with MceDIll ahead, nnd it {8 authoriiatlvely announcod that he will accept if nomlnated, H {s & warm paraonal friend of Judge Day, and eo, porsonally, will take no part in tho coutest. He ls slmply iu the handa of his frlends, Thero is no possibliity of dlviding the actlcn of the couveuntion on the amendmont question, There 13 no unanimity of sevtiment among lesd- ing men of the party who have come here from all parts of tho state, TUE ORIGIN OF DECORATION DAY, Decoration day was obeerved in Dos Moines as it never had beon ob sorved beforo, The whole clty turned ou, evidencing that tho fire of patriotism still burns in the boearts of the people, and that the dend heroes are not forgotten. Oae of the most notable features of the occaston was the presence of two of the five women who originated this most appropriste custom of honoring the dead soldiers by strewing their graves with flowers Tt happened in this way: In 1562 Chaplaiu May, of the Sscond Michl- gan, was in camp at Arlington helghte. His wi'e aud two deughters, Josle snd Eila, and Mrs. Evans, wifo of George H. Evane, of the Fifth Michi- gan regiment, o young bride of efghteen years, wero with tho chap- laln, Tae 16th of April tha ledies wero chatting about the war and lis varfous ecanes, when one of them sng- gested that the lonely graves about them would appesr more cheorful It covered with flowers, and they at once gathered flowers from the woods and strewed them over the graves of Mlch- fgon soldiers. The next year thoy re pented the offoring, aud in 1864 thoy pald like tribute to the dead at Fred erlckaburg. The war closed and the army disoiyed, but the beautiful cus- tom thus inaugurated has become widespread as the natlon, Of that origlnal group but two remstn, Miss Ella May and Mrs, Evaus, the latter realdicg in this oity, with whom Miss May is spending a short season. They were glven o post of honor In the cer- omoutel service yesterday. The post of G. A. R. to which ir, Evavs be- longs will sccare a photograph of these women, with which to decorate {ta wall, and overy Graud Army post in the country ought to have a copy. Probably very few fow of your readers know how this castom orlglu- ated. There Is no qaestton ws to the corees sy of this exp'anation Theee two lsdies hevs been elo honory membirs of Crooker post, with permlt to wear the badgo of the G. A R. This post hes threo women In 1ts membership, the thizd belng en aged woman who gave her husband aud five sonw to the army, The T xas Way: Spoctal Dispatch to Tus Bxs. Austix, June 4 —Tho grand jury indicted from forty to fifty members of the legislature for gambling, Qul'e & nuwber of those Indictsd have left money with counsel to plead gutlty and pay the minlmum fine rather than to go to trlal in court, Some one ] entored the county olerk’s offico Sat. urday night and stole all the indlot- moants roturnod by the grand jury for violations of the gambling law, Inelud- ing those agalust members of the leg- islature. There s no clue the thieves, but aporting olrcles are greatly elated, TEE l{l;OT OF PO;};J.MTY. — Judge Jere Rlack Shows Where Lies the Mainepring ot Labor Btrikes-- The Land Groaning Under Ralirond and Ooal Monopo 1ee. Chicago Herald, New Yorx, May 30.—Jadge Jere Black, the lst prominent representa- tive of the ante-war cabluets, has scms pronounced optulons on coming politi- col mattora, and expresses thom freoly, Ta an intorview last night ho said, on the tariff question, that congress had no wore right to levy a tax on lmporta than {t had on land, beyond what is necessary for the support and malo- tenance of the government. All abovo that wes robbery. Beyond that point the judge positively declined to talk on the subjcct uutlil he could do it fn his own way. *‘What is the condition of the antt- monopoly contest in Pennsyluania?’ ““Thero is a great sorrow and burden Involved fn that lssue, which Is for the peoplo to take hold of. To show you how the monopolies are affsoting us, I will glve yon an example in York, Pa, where It preesea itself on my own attontion with pecullar force. The freight exacted on the single arti- olo of anthracite coal 1s nearly $1 per ton more than ls charged upon the same commoditycarriedfrom the same mine and delivered by the samo com- pany at Baltimore. In all reason and consclence it should be from HO cents to §1 less, socing that the distance s sixty milos greator to Baltlmore. That makes the dleorimination against York at least equal to §1 50 on every ton, The quantity consumed in the latter place fs sswething upward of 100,000 tons, and the exceesive tax apon it all s, therefore, $1560,000 Every cont of this ls as wrongfully taken an If It wore folonlously stolen, It amounts to as many times as much in the aggregate as all tho logltimate takes which the the same community pay for the support of the atate, ocounty' sshools and alms houscs.” “Who suffors most§” “A manufacturer who uses 2,000 tons of coal must pay £3,000 of blaok- mall to tho railroads or to the monop- oly which they have oreated, uuless the luflaenco of his wealth geta it re- witted, But the largest part of 1t is levied upon poor laborers whose wages aro barely sufficlent to far- nish thelr famills in scanty measure with food, shelter, sud clothing, Much of 12 18 pald by the coniributione of charity for those who wonld other- wite porish by cold and honger, The man who ean hear the eimple story of this wrong without indignation must be as cold hearted as a enake,” *‘Now,"” continued Me. Black, ‘‘ve wro often told that in this struggle for honeat governmeont againat the power of the rallrcad sorporations the jnat cause has no chance of success. We do scem to b out on a forlorn hope. 1'ae little finger of monopoly is thicker than the loius of the law. Tae in- fluonce of cur enomies over the legls latare is mysterlous, Incalculable and strong enough to make ths conatitu- tlon & dead letter in spite of oaths to obey 1t and a popular demand almost universal to enforce {t. There !s no other subject upon which our press fe £ shy as upon this, the mont impor- tant of all. Afrald to opposa the cor ropt corporations sud ashamad to de- ferd thom, {t slinks into silent necu trality."” “ls it truo, Judge, that the manu- facturore al) conslder a proteclive tar- iff eseontial?” “There the question of rallroad monopolien comes fu, Manufecturers of fron assure us that they can pro— duce tho article as cheap s the Eag- Jith mancfuctarers can. Bat the lat- tor can bring their product acroes the ocenn and dellver it in our market at a less cnarge for frelght than our own manufacturers can send 1t fitty or one hundred miles on the raflroads, The rallroad companies stop In and {nsist on taking from our mannfacturers for freight as much as the Kagllsh are rcqaired to pay In doty, and il that they can get b eldes. 1f the duty on forelgn iron is, for instance, 87 per ton, then the rafl. roads claim that amount for frefght. It helps the monopolles, not the pro ducers. Our mupufacturers are nearer the market in dlstanes, but not in the rate of charges for frolght. Could they be placed on an cquallty In the jatter they could compete with foreign manufacturers without a tar) T To show you how the looal frelght rates operate againet un, observe that if a ton be carried (00 milco, from Chicago to Philadel- phifa, for §6, and the same charge be made for carrging it twelve mlles, from Philadelphia to Media, the rate in the latter oaso s fifty times as high a8 In the former, I am cred- ibly ininformed that such dis proportionate charges are or have rceontly been made, aud that, as a goueral rule, all local frelghts, whoth- or the haul bs long or short, are charged, without regard to distance, the same, or nearly the same, that wonld be charged on the eame frelght {f ecarrfed from Chleago to Boston " “Bat,” the juige added thought- fully, ‘‘you are Interviewlng me,” and ho walked away The Typographical Convention. Special Dispatch to Tim uk CINCINNATIL, June 4.—The thirty- first anuual meedng of the Interna- tlonal Typographioal Unlon of the nited States and Caanada began hoere this morning, No business was trans- cted. The afternoon will be spent fu trips to points of Interest about the clty. e An Alabama Cyoclone. Spectal Dispatch 10 Tus Kux ALamaMa, June 4.—A oyelone in Bartner county on Sundsy demolished the houses on the plantations of Bot- ronment, Neely, Wilkinsons, Stlles, Taruver and Mre, Meigham. One oolored man killed aud several other persons wounded. A TALE OF THE TOWPATH The Oanucks Gradually Recover from the Effects of the Fenian Scare, Which Threatened to EKnock the Bottom Out of the Welland Oanal. And After Three Weoks Delibsra« Wation Conoeive the Following: Spoclal Dispatch to Tux Dix, Sr. Carnanines, Canada, Jane 4 — A fow weeks ago the government at Ottawa recelved a warning that it was the intentlon of tho Kenlan factlon to send a party of their followers into Canada the day of the execution of Joe Brady, (May 14) Plaaix park murderer, to blow up certain portions of the Wolland caual, The go mont lumediately warned their rop- resontatives at St. Catharines, and on Satarday, the 12th of May, a large number of loyal subjects who lived In tho district were stationed at short distances along both the old andynew oanals, to watoh the movements of M\{ susplolous characters, The day before Brady's executlon fifteen sus- plelous looking meu, each carrylini a mediamelz.d satchel, jump«g from the traln at S Catharines. They were immedlately shadowed by detectives, who noon after overheard euflicisnt conversation from the new arrivals to be convinced that this was the party they were commistioned to watch. The new arrivals watked about, apparently unconcerned, but at the same time were making secret ar- rangements for ocarrylug out the ob- jeot they had In view. A few of thelr uumber were sent along the canal to solect a sultable spot to destroy the connoctlon botween the upper and lowor Inken, They had not gone far boforo they found the secret had got to the ears of the cfliclals of the government, aud thelr game was op. They saw large numbers of men statloned along the canal in sentry boxes, The delegation ra- turned to St. Catharine’s, where the purty Immediately diepersod and re- turned an quickly as possible to the states. The watches are etill sta- tloned along the canal, guarding the lccka day and night. A government oftictal on belng Interviewed to-day sald, T am satlsficd we did not take our srecauttons one honr too soon. The gang came over from B_if.lo Sundey aud when they found the crnal guarded at every point thfl? dispersed nud roturndd to that city.” A Texas Gale. 8peclal Dispateh to Tis Bus. Gauveston, June 4 —Interesting detatls of Saturday night's ktorm are coming in. Specials this evening ray no serlous damage to property Is re— ported except near Groeuviile, whera the storm assnmed the form of a tor- unde. At Boukam the lightning strack a hack returniog from a ploulo, killing the colored driver and tesm, and tearing to pleces the conveyance which slx negroes just vaceted. At Palestioo, Samonel Howard, on a fish- ing excursfon with his father, » prom- inent citizen, and two litile boys, were oaught In tho terrible raln storm and started for shelter. In tho darkness Howard walked iuto the creek and the others wera unsable to eave him, A Dallas speclal saye: The storm of Saturdsy night seems to have done tts work of devastation fn narrow strips In eectlons miles apart. At Codar Hill, south of Dallas, farmers report growing crops flattened to the ground, fences blown down, reapers and wagons standing In the fields rolled over and torn apart by the fory of the wind. Near Hu'chins Statlon the destructlon was ko com- plote ns to dlshearten the people, some of whom came to town to-day, havlog glven np farming and tarned thelr attentlon to working at dey Iabor. Wheat standing fn chocks wan scattered to the winds. Water in huge streams ploughed up the fields, cut jogged ruts through what had been model stands of corn, cotton and grain. Hall of large sizo Is banked up in low places, and left traces of lta violence by killing sheep, calves, rabblte, dogs aud birds. Fif- tesn miles west of Dallas great trees in cross timbors were torn up and car- rled long distances, Orchards trees were twisted, stripped of branches, and young fralt is strewn on the ground. Wherever the tempest struck there are left rominders of the delug- fug rain, murderous hall and terrific lighting. Street Car Employes ou a Strike Special Dispatch to THx Bux. Cnicaco, Jane 4 —The drivers and conductors of State Street cable rall- way, to the numbor of one thoussnd, quit work at noon to-day owing to a redaction of wages ordered by the compiny. A fow of the cars of the State Sireet line are belng operated by new men, Cnicaco, June 4 —Later in the afternoon the strikers gathered on Coitage Grove avenue and Stste stroets and endeavored to persuade those runnlng cars to stop, a.d foiling, resorted to force, in some in- stanoss dragglog the employes off the cars. In one case some rotten egge woro thrown, A number of cars wore deralled and placed across the treck, stopoing the passage of all cars till the arrival of the pollee and deputy sherlffs, & number of strikers then a fow of them ro.urned to work, This somewhat dema This ovenlng the rintoudent oxlled them together and afier a talk with thom mstiors were amloally adjusted and work resamed, A New Fonian Plot, Special Dispatch to Tun Bus, Cuicaco, June 4, —The Dally News' Toronto, Canada, speclal eaye: A Fontan plot to blow up the Walland ship canal has just been unearthed, but particalars are wanting at this moment,