Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 14, 1883, Page 1

e o g i f Campbell said that 90 per cent. of the employes were wembers .of the Brotherhood. The operators THIRTEENT H YEAR. OMAHA DALy BEE COMAIIA, iB. 'I‘l'liSl).\Y- MORNING, ;\l'(?U.\"l‘rll. 188 NO. 49, NO TICK HERE. e Lee W B Lambert ; ' [ Brotherhood Appear Belore tne Senate Labor Committee History of the Grasping, Black- listing Tyrrany of the Western Union, The Cutting of Wires Continued in the East—The Iron Workers' Convetnion and Other Labor Matters, THE INVESTIGATION, New Yok, August 13.—The sub-com- mittee of the United States senate com- mittee on labor and education began its sessions to-day in the postoffice building. The members present were Senators Blair of New Hampshire, chairman; George of Mississippi, Pugh of Alabama, Call of Florida, and Aldrich of Rhode Island. The spocial subject of investiga- tion ws strikes and labor movements in general, the object being to obtain in- formation which may be used | in future legislation to prevent them, The first witness to-day was Master Workman John Campbell, of Pittsburg He testified he hmH been a tolegraph operator over twenty years and had been connected with the Knights of Labor and the Brothereood of Tele- graphers two years, There were between 18,000 and 19,000 telegraph operators in the United States and Canada members of the Brovherhood, and the whole mem- bership was about 22,000. The cause of the strike was the refusal to grant the demand on the part of the operators for increased compensation, decrease in the hours and extra compensation for Sun- day. Since 1870 the salaries of the tele- graph operators have been systemati- clly cut down and the object of the strike was to bring the rate of compensation back to the former stand- ard. The operators were now paid a fixed salary per month, the average rate threughout the country being about $54 for commercial operators, and $39 per month for railroad operators. The aver- age rate for railroad operators in Penn- sylvania, by actual census, is $38. month. The rate of wages for fi commercial operators now to 885 per wonth, The s York higher that those in the | s, with the exception of New | e mphis and Nashville, where the scale of wages was about cqual to | that in this city. The lowest rates for | commercial men were from 835 to $40 per month for operators at small stations. re the reduction in wa to 40 per cent higher than present. In 1870 first-class operators | could make from $90 to £120 per month, | These rates extended back to the time of | the beginning of the war, when the scale | was about the same as the present for railroad operators, and that for commer- cial a little higher. The Western Union company employes a quarter of all the eperators in the country and about two- thirds ars railroad operators. The Ameri- can Rapid company employes ome-fifth as many operators as the Western Union. The protest of the Brotherhood was against all companies and employers of telegraph operaters. The rates of wages was not considered sufficient to live upon and was much below that of common day laborers in many instances. The companies were able to higher wages to their without increasing their rates of ses i The lities for trans- mitting messages have been greatly in- creased by the invention of the duplex and quadiiplex systems. There has been a reduction of taritt in consequence of the | inventions, The number of operators had doubled since 1870 while the facili- | ties of the companies had more than | doubled. The Western Union in that year handled 7,000,000 messages and last year the number was 35,000,000 The bill of grievance of the operators had been carcfully prepared and ‘was pre- sented to the companies only after great deliberation. On the 16th of July the demands wi presented to the Western Union, Ame can Rapid, Baltimore & Ohio, Commei cial and numerous telephone companies. The only answer yet received is from the American Rapid company, which has acceded to the demands of the Brother- hood. The answer of the Western Union company to the appeal of the operators, was that it was not known whether the committee had authority to speak for the employes of the company. way es the 1 hud frequently presented grievances to local managers for an_ increase of wages, but these had been disregarded. It was generally believed that the Western Union company had a well established system of black-listing men who made applications for an increase of wages, and t)lmt they took the first opportunity to discharge them upon some pretext or an- other. Favoritisim was shown byall local managers, and skill was at a discount. A system of intinudation was practiced by o ciats ot b company since 1870, Several movements had been started to organize the operators, but all failed on account of this system of intimidation, John McClellan, an officer of the Brotherhood and an operator of 14 years, said the direct cause of the str insult offered by the Western Union com- | pany to the committee of the Brother-| hood in refusing to recognize or treat with them. Untl then it had not been | expected a strike would oceur, but it was thought the company would be willing to | listen to the demand of the men and come to some adjustment if possible. The gricy ances were real ones, and if there had been a spirit of concession manifested by | the company the operators would met them in this spirit. It s | shown that General Eckert and other officers of the company had | known of the plans of the Brotherhood | eforo tho striko begun, and the compas | citizons on th Taland yestorday for relicf | payment. ny knew the grievances existed and that | the demands were to be presented and had been preparing to resist these de- mands ever since March last. If the present strike was a failure it would only S | the treasur | people are not broken and many made of the products of labor and capi tal between employer and employed, McClellan said this would be impossible. The inquiry will be continued to-mor- row. WIRE CUTTING Press Agent Somerville, of the Western Tnion company, said this morning, since 9 o'clock last night 150 wires had been cut, The companies were short about 25 s on the Albany cireuit, comprising wires of the Mutual, American Union itic & Pacific companies’ wires, also several on the southern route be tween New York and Newark; 12 of the south way-wires were also cut; two of the Pittsburg lines were cut this morning; castern lines all O. K.; 12 of the gold and stock wires cut in this city between midnight and daylight, Lineinen were said to be out repairing. The Western Union has employed detectives to watch their wires, but so far no reports of ar of wire cutters have been made. ht Man ays 12 men returned to work to day. The wires, he said, hadall been repaired and everything was in good working order. New Youk, Augnst 13, —Officersof the Western Union say they are well up with the business, aud need but few more op- erators to place them in as good eiveun- | stances as before the strike. Of 163 oftices of the company in this city, 71 are now open. It is said that one_ of the striking operators in this city, and one at Long Branch, returned to work to-day. A REGULAR RAII Jensey Crry, August More wires were cut in this city this morning. Tl Central railroad station at Roselle was visited, and three wires cut. To the wouth of Elizabeth more wires were cut. The cutters evidently boarded the milk train and rode to Jer avenue, this city, where 52 w were cut. They then crossed the Jersey avenue bridge over the canal and severed 35 wires. Two of these were fire telegraph, | and the consequence was that when the m on the bells sounded. A gang of lincmen wero sent over from New York, and they crossed the Central railrond ferry. On this side they found waiting for a boat to cross to New York one of the striking linemen. He is suspected of being one of the cut- ters, line was cut the DESERTIONS Cirrcaco, August Clowry has been ad have returned to work at Cleveland one at Detroit. The striking oper: here were paid oft to-day and claim there have been no further deflections from their ranks in this ci Four of seven operators employed at Oswego, N. Y., who went out on a strike returned to the koys this morning, THE IRON WORKERS, Purtapeienis, August 1 convention of the Amalgamated tion of iron and steel workers a iperintendent sed that two strikers and ¢ to draw @ sum of money in support of the striking telegraphers. ot those on audit- g ted their re- ports, and it is expected when the con- vention assembles to-morrow all the com- mittees will be heard in the order in which they were appointed and the con- vention will then consider their reports. The coinmittee on constitution and gen- laws is considering the question ther subordinate lodges shall be re- quired to keep and bank their gwn pro- tective fund or send it to the general oftice to be drawn on when nuudmt is of the opinion that the conven- tion will adjourn Wednesday or Thurs- day. His successor will be elected the last day of ! Williain Weilie, of Pittsburg, scems to have the largest following among the delegates for the position, and 1t is generally conceded that he will be chosen. o STRIKES, New Youk, August 13.—The long- shoromon of Woodrafld& McLonn's Brooklyn, are on a strike against a e duction of pay from hour. MoxTrEAL, August 13,—Two hund and ffty strikers, belonging to the ciga makers” union, left for the United States, the manufacturers here refusing to in- crease their wages h Augnst 13,—The cigar makers will strike to-morrow on account of the introduction of non-union men and girls in the factorie e The Poss on the Kimball House, ATLANTA, GA., August 13.—The loss the Kimball House fire is $600,000 on the building, and $125,000 on furniture. On the whole amount there is only 880,- 000 insurance, The reason why the own- ers carried so little insurance was because of the high rates charged. The Kimball house was considered the worst risk in the city, and the rate of 2} per cent was charged, while on ordinary central prop- erty only 1 per cent is charged. The Re- public block, just opposite, was insured at 1} per cent, the additional § being made because of the proximity of the block to the hotel, Mr. Scoville, pro- prietor of the hotel, spent $26,000 onim- provements and furniture when he was preparing for the exposition. He carried a |.ulicf~ of $10,000 on this up to a year ago, when he decliued to renew it, = At the time of the fire he had only §1,200 insurance 2 —— Bank Panic in Indiana, enuka, Ind., August 13. Bank Examiner Hayes and a committee of depositors are still at work investigat- ing the affairs of the City National bank, The books were found to be ¢ t, and enough is known to justify the statement vas the | that the depositors will be fully paid, | though it may be a month before pay- ment will begin, Rumors of uncasiness at the People’s National bank are de- clared as wholly unfounded. The excite ment has died out | ——— The Vineyard Haven Firve, Corrace Crry, Mass August Thousands of people visited the scer the fire at Vineyard Haven Sunday. of Ihe already arranging to rebuild. The scorc of homeless ; unprovided for will be cared for temporarity by the relief com- mittee; $1600 was subscribed by the of the sufferers. —— Ducked in the Lake, CiIcAGO, August 13 —The small pleas- ure steamer, Charmer, with a pleasure Sink, of the Western | nd - constitutional and | to 20 cents per| THE FLIGHT OF SPIRITS. The Suicide of Mrs, Senator Allison Causes Profonnd Sorrow 10 lowa, Several Deaths by Drowning, Pistols and a Pack of Cards, Sudden Flight of'a X | Washing | | Yorger : sion Agent in m—Capty of a Other Crimes, Suicide of Mrs, Senator Allison, DunuQue, August 13.—Mrs. W, B, A m, wife of Senator Allison, drowned herself in the Mississippi river some tine during last night. She left lome yester day afternoon after 1 ¢ nt that she was going to one of her v neighbors, Insteaa of this, how | ever, taking her gossamer on her arm, she went in an opposite direction, toward the country, where she been aceu tomed ke almost daily walks. It is certained that she wandered around the outskirts of the city during the afternoon when she was seen by several per- sons walking rapidly and apparently somewhat excited. Not returning by 9 o'elock from the place where she was sup- posed to be, an alarm was given and search maintained during the entire night. This morning her body was dis- ed by an outgoing train after 7 J in the river, about a mile below the city. She had cut up her gossamer, placed some stones in_ it and tied them securely about her neck, then walked de- liberately into the river, about thirty-tive feet from the bank, and lay down and drowned herself where the water was only two and one-half feet decp. Mrs. Allison was of a highly ners temperament and during three years has suffered from and been | treated for mental disease. While at a er cure in Western New York in 1881 under medical treatment, she attempted suicide in much the same manner, but was fortunately rescued. She was a niece and adopted ighter of the late | Senator Grimes, of Towa, and has been married for ten years. She had no chil- dren. Senator Alli patign at Cl terday wi m had opened the cam- rinda on Saturday, and yes- in Council Bluffs. ~ A dispateh as sent him last izight as soon as his dis- appearance was known here, Itis thought he was not reached until this morning. He is now on his way home by special train, and cannot reach here until late i(his. ing. thrown a gloom ovea the entir nity. The shocking event has commu- THE s of the som was received in this city e home, with profound sor Allison was the adopted daughter late Senator Grimes, Mrs, Grimes left for Dubuque at 2 o'cloc M OF CON K Dusugue, August 13.—Late this after- noon.a dispatch was recoived from a com- panion of Senator Allison, saying that he would arrive on a special train a little be AC ALY by to draw his pay, he depesited the fore midnight. The body has been em-| % draw ) L balmed, Many dispatches of condolonce | 2°Ftifivate for ""'““]"‘”"?“,“'“‘ a wo beon received from sorrowing | Usder e collateral - weeurity, and nds. The time for the obsequies are [ 710! 1o ppeormancas i3 not yet determined, nor is it known whether the de 1 will be buried in this city or in Burlington, the home of her foster parents. CRIMIL L RECORD, COLD BLOODED MURDER. Hurenissos, Ks., August 13.—A man named Emerson, but gencrally known « | “Texas Bill,” shot and killed a bak | named Denger about noon yesterd | | | Emerson was arrested and about night 60 masked men went to the j | hammered down the doors, and we just about taking the murderer out to hang him when the sheriff with a large posse arrived and drove them off, 1 erson is known as a desperado and is said Lmen, His act yes y is characterized as a cold blooded and unprovoked murder. ANOTHER CASE OF DROW. Buriisaron, Ta.,* August 13.—Henry Flindt, & young man 18 years old, a fine musician ~and highly “esteemed, was owned while bathing in the Mississippi v last evening, He was an expert swimmer, but was doubtless taken with cramps and drowned before aid could reach him, THE MISSOURI SUNDAY LAW. S, Lovis, August 13.—Judge Noonan, of the court of eriminal correction, before whomt the Sunday law violation cases are being tried, decided this afternoon that the state must prove that street cars are not a necessity in order to convict the officers of the companies who are on trial for violating the law by running cars on Sunday. All cases instituted against the street railroad companies under the Sun- day law will therefore be dismissed. BALTIMORE TWEEDS BAGGED, Bavrivore, August 13.—The grand {'ury presented bills against all the mem- hers of the late commission of the fire department for malfeasance in office Bail was fixed at 300,000 in each casc The presentments caused gr excite ment and astonishment about the city Il and court house, The late board was superceded tly by the appoint ment of a fire marshal. The prosent ments grew out of the charges mule the present fire mas veral members of the boare ing them with furnishing various supplics to the department and charging more than th market rates therefor in violation of the city ordinance, A FGRGER CAUGHT, S, Pave, August 13, M.2Dillman, a rrominent real estate dealer in this city, was arrested this morning on com- | plaint of the German-American bank of | Hastings, Minn., for forgery of a note of | $1,000. Dillman would sell a piece of |real estate, taking a note In part He would then duplicate this note aed discount both, He would take up the forged note and thus escape detection, ~ Finally he failed to tako up nino duplicated notes” and was ruined, Lewis K. Stone lost $40,000, strengthen the existing organization, in- | party of fourteen on board, sank last | half of which on a duplicated note, he stead of breaking its powe: whether he could suggest which a more equitable di method by | on could be | gers were all picked up by " steames which happened to be passing. When asked | night oft South Chicago, but the passen- | having paid the forged note without dis- |is to facilitate the handling of perishable covering the forgery, and was forcod |afterwasds to p 16 gounine note lock, telling her | " [ the money, he | Walker, Judd & Veasie lose 30,000 “ The total liabilities of Dillman arc sup- | | posed to be £160,000. . | THE REMAINS OF A DUEL | [ Crarraxooaa, August 18— Yesterday | the mutilated remains of four white men wore found in a railroad camp on the | Cincinnati Southern road, near Cumbor land Falls. The theory is that the men fought a double duel over eards A MUSCULAR EDITOR Wasiizaron, August Mr. N. W | Fitzgerald, o membur of the firm of pen sion claim agents which recently obtaimed considerable notoriety on account of sun- | dry peculiar transactions, lately com. | mented upon by specials, went into the oftice of The Commercial-Gazetto late | this afternoon and assaulted General | Boynton, spondent of that paper, | while sitting in a_chair unaware. Fitz gerald's stay was brief, however, and his | departure rather undignitied; in fact, so | hasty that he quite forgot to take his hat and ‘spectacles with him. | — The Presidential Party, | | Casr Crosey, on Denwiddic Creck, | | Wyo., vin Ft. Washakie, Auwust | On breaking camp at 6:30 a. m, leaden | | gray and drifting clouds, added to a slight rain and heavy dew of last night, gave a delightful freshness and coolnoss | o the air-bracing atmosphere as the | | party started on a day’s march. The rest [from the burdens of ofticial and social life, the exhilerating | etfects of thoe climate, the wearing away | of the little soreness that some of the party had felt from riding—all the good eftects in fact of this outdoor life are seen in the buoyant manner in which the mom- bers of the party mounted and rode away. Vest again scorcd the greatest number trot yesterday but a shower in the after noon quickly put an end to the sport and prevented much compe The route lay along an el | dim and faint by time. A portion of the party left the column | and started for the foothills and moun- | tains to the loft in search of game and | Indian trial, [ Only ‘one deer and ono antelope were seel. A march of fourteen miles brought us to Dinwiddie creek, a noisy mountain stroam, rushing down to join the Wind A i o TR ermor of Montana this camp has been named Camp Croshy. Tents had just been pitched a few mo- ments and the fishermen had just begun their efforts, when from the northwest a it black cloud came sweeping over the blufls, and a rain and hail - storm really | made the party feel that they were en during hardships, but they are just mild enough to be agreeable. The entire party re enjoying the best of health. e WASHIN 'ON NIZWS, The Detense of Licutenant Robertson, | Charged With Dup) Pay Accounts. ating The court- | the alleged duplica- tion of pay accounts by Lieut. Robertson will convene on the 30th inst. General Robertson, father of the accused lieu- tenant, makes the following explanation in reference to the affair: Licutenant Robertson was stationed at a fort in Washington territory, and, being unable ASHINGTON Lmartial to iny the account should not be presented to the disbursing officer, he promising to take it up. Later, upon obtaining some ready money, Licutenant Robertson for- warded the amount of the account which, by the way, was only $125—to the trader, and requested that the certiticate be returned to him, he having, in the | meantime, been transferred to another post. But, be the trader received lso moved, and had account with deposited Robertson's | a third who, in turn, nted it to the paymaster ayment. Lieutenant Robertson, supposing that the fist certificate would bo returned to him,drew the money hin- self, lence the sceming duplication. When he discovered the complication he attempted to notify the paymaster gener- al by telegraph, of the causes which brough yout, but, owing to the str ofthe operators, the wires were denied him, Before a proper explanation could reach Washington by mail the court-ma- tial had been ordered, G 1l Robertson expresses con- fidence in the integrity of his son, who, he says, is willing and anxious, now that the affair has obtained so much publicity, that the facts shall be fully investigated by a military tribunal, and is sanguine that his honer will be fully vindicated. Judge-Advocate-General Remey, of the navy, asserts that duplication of pay ac- counts by officers of that service are very rare, only one case of the kind having come to the notice of the department in three years; in that instance the officer, commander Smith, has been sentenced to dismissal. The president has not yet approved the sentence. Judge-Advocato- General Swaim, of the army, says that in years only four complaints of . duplicating pay accounts have hed the War Departient, ——— The Litta Festival at Cloar Lake, Masox Crry, Ia., August 13, —Vast crowds continue to gather every night at Clear Lake park New stars” from the world appear at e concert. Litta memorial service was attended asands, Rev. I M. Pardee, pres ident and geacral manager of the West- orn Musical association pronounced the | eulwgy. Contributions of song were given by Mrs, W. H. Lutey, of St. Louis, Mrs, | Storey, of (hicugo, Miss Elsie Lincoln,of Ft. Dodge, My Cheney, of Sioux | City, Mrs,” Medora Head, of Kenosho, | Wis.; Ocean quartette, Festival quartotte, Uy T lady quartette. The ow Orleans jubilee singers never did | better, A touchil by Miss stinnie Wright, Litta's friend. The father and sisters of Litta and Don and Jose Von Elsner were present. The festiv closes with a grand carnival Wednesday night, — Transporting Perishable Goods, Serixarignn, 1., August 13, —License was issued by the secretary of state to- day for the organization of the Trans- continental Cold Storage and Shipping mpany. The object of the corporation y on the Huntingeon system of ads from Los Angelos to Now York, | Tona, Saragossa, Valencir | move THE OLD WORLD. The King of Spain Reviews His Loyal Troops in the Streets of Madrid, | The Details of Zorrilla's Conspi- | racy and the Ambition of Officers, of Catholic Called by the Pope A Convention Clorgy The Freneh Elections and Other Matte MRKIGN NEWS, ERS ON PARADE, 13, GENERAL SPANISH SOL Maorin, August the Madrid gar without any unusual The review of incident. The [ troops cheered the king as they defiled past. The king will shortly visit Barce- d other towns Jf thoso places, and roview the garrisons A colonel and 90 unarmed men entered France at Port Vendres to-day, supposed to be fugitives from Leode Urgel. - Many fugitive soldiers and corporals from Bada- Jjose presented themselves to the Spanish consul at Kl Portugal, to-day, and asked pardon, stating they had been de ceived, Marquis de Labega's Armyo, when re- turning to the capital, traversed Portugal and learned full hu(:nln of the plot of the revolutionary fraternity, \\'l\\('!l is com- posed of all grades between the ranks of sergsants and lieutenant colonels, inclu- sive, divided into circles, ten persons only knowing the centers of the organization, If the movement had been successful each officer was to receive two steps in promotion. The ofticers who retired at restoration of tho monarchy took an im- portant part in the movement. The the past two or | seenory, but game had nearly vanished, | Military, it thus appuars, lont thowselves to Zorilla's arms for puraly selfish mo- tives. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS, LoxnoN, August 13.—The pope re- quests Cardinal McCabe, archbishop of Dublin, to summon the chapter of his diocese to nominate a coadjutor, who shall become archbishop on Cardinal Me- Cabe's death, The German government notifies the Austriangovernment that. all pig flesh imported into Germany from Austria must bo accompanicd by a cortiticato that it is not American meat. Another slight shock of earthquake was felt at Cassamciola on Sunday. A virulent foot and mouth disease ap- peared at Bristol along the Canadian cattle ed from Liverpool. The sani commission decided to re the cordon around Alexandria, Deaths from cholera in Egypt, Sunday, 407, The varnish and Japan manufactory belonging to Nobles & Hoare is burnin The damage will probably be very heavy; 40 engines are on the ground. Juror Field has sold the furniture ef his house, preparatory to quitting Ire- lund. An abortive attempt was made to Boycott the sale. A great, five occurred this ‘morning on the Orchard wharf, Blackwell, where a warehouse stored with jute and homp was destroyed. There lhave been two fires on the same ef since June It is reported o case of cholera has Leen discovered at Flushing, Holland. » Duteh government have received s from Atchen announcing the vis epidemic thery The emperor of Austria and king of Servia will have interviews in Hungary next month Returns thus far received of the elee- tion for members of the council geners in I show a net republican gain of sixty-thr The Burmese e \bassy have ed in Paris and paid a vasit to Challemel Lo- cour, minister of foreizn affirs. Frionds of Count Do Chambord have abandoned all hope of his recovery. e Adwiral Galiber haa been d ppointed to succeed Adm ¢ as commander of the French in Madagascar Eleven deaths from cholera in Cairo yesterday. The pondent of the Man- chester hief prelat of the Roman Catholic church in I and America will assemble at the 1, Nevember next, as the Pope de- sires to consult them as to the means of maintaining friendly relations with all powers, —— SPORTING NOTES, SARATOGA RACES. $ARATOGA, August 13, —Mile and sev- yards, Violater won, Brocado second, Refereo third; time 1:49, Three qu of o mile heats, Jim Nelson won first heat, Carson second, Little Emily third; time 1:164. Mile and’a furlong, Dank won, Helen Wallace socond, Baby third; time 1:674. BANE BALL. New York—New York 8, Philadel- hias, 1. Quincy—Springfield 5, Quincy 4, 10 inmings, Builalo—Chicago 14, Buffulos 8, Cleveland—Detroits 4,Clevelands 2, BRIGHTON BEACIH RACES, Brianron Beacu, August 13,—Mile, Wyandotte won, Mark second, Emma E. third; time 1:44, Three-quarter mile, Knight Temglar won, Early Bird sccond, Retort third; tune 1:174. Three-quarter mile, Charley Epps won, Bradford Nimble Foot third; time 1:17} Mile, Brigand Belle won, Miss Archi- bald second, Jim McGowan third; time second, Mile, Orange Blossom won, Joe Mitch- ell second, La Gloria third; time 1:44§. Seven furlongs, Charley Gorham wo, | Monk second, Flanders third; time 1:31 KAN FRANCISCO KACES, N Francisco, August 1 Extra of the Pacific Coast’ Blood-horse As ation, first race, three quarter mile, won by Jim Renwick, Douglas second, G. third; time 1:14}. Second race, Rancho del Puso stakes, two year old fillies, threc-fourths of a mile, won by Palo Alto, filley by Ming dam Florence Anderson; Baldwin's filley by Grimstead dam Jario C, second; Milo third;time 1:164. Third race, selling purse, one and one- eighth mile, winner Chase’s Laura, Ronde second, May B third, time 1:684, Fourth race, two and one-half miles, on to-dny passed off | winner Wild Idler, Judge McKinney sec- ond, Fred Collier thind; time 4: C— The Chautauqua Assembly, Cravravqua, No Y., August 13.—-The second week of the assembly opened un. der favorable nuspices. Rev. Joseph Cummings, D. D, of Chicago, president of the northwestern university, lectured this morning on punishment under divine and human Jaw, and Prof. Richards, of Chicago, spoke on our debt to the Son of G Rev, Dr. Warden, Sunday school socrotary of the Presbyterian church of the United States, lectured to the Sunday school on the extension of the socioty, At half past 3 a concert was given by the band of the Cleveland groys. Prof. W C. Richards lectured this evening on the recent solar wonders at developed by | lens and prism, e The Returning Livixasroxe, Mont The A excursion to the turned w the Northern Pa cific railvoad here to-day, after a weok's traveling and - camping in the park, hav- ing visited all the principal points of - terost. They express themselves more than delighted and astonished at the wonders they saw, and return homo i the best of health and spirits, They left for the east this afte associnted pr stone Park, A Gun Cotton lant. wrort, R. 1., August 13, —Captain T. 0. Selfridge, commandant of the tor- pedo station, has received plans for a complete plant for the manufacture of gun cotton and expects in threo months to have the intricate machinery in posi tion and supply the wholo demand of the navy. Thero 18 no private manufactory in this country and the governmoent has Deen oblized ~ to dopend upon foreign makers and deales The Monkey Show Monopoly Preesnura, August 18, —A mooting was held hero to-night, at which representa tives of the musowms in Chicago, Cin- cinnati, Now York, Philadelphia, Pitts burg, Milwaukee, Brooklyn and other citios were prosent. - An organization wis offocted, the objoct of which is to estab- lish & uniform scale of rates for att tions, and prevent the ruinous compoti- tion which has hitherto ruled. L — Killed by the Cars. Sr. Josern, Mo, August 13, Matt Robinson, & colored barber, brother of Prof, Har Robinson, the best known colored man in this eity, whilo attempt- ing to board & moving train on the K. O, St. Joo & C. B, road this afternoon, fell between the cars and was instantly illed. The body was horribly mangled lated, the heart being torn out organs terribly lacerated. | —— LEGRAPH NOT A fatal disease rosombling ch ing among hogs in Borks counf k, of the Dayton home, dis of tho soldiers’ vivhteon moro on w s pro- Pa. Wadne: 50, Wm, It '8 trii early days, died at Fort Edward, N, — Dangerous Work. Vicksnune, Miss., August 13.— Willimus, emplogd on tho gove pile driver at Waynesville fell in the river yesterday und drowned. Thirteon men were drowned at these works the past two woeks, Knott's Mayjor! Fraskrort, Ky., August 13.—The returns from 69 of 117 eounties Y. show Knott's majority for governor to the same counties 35,000, he oy Blackbu 7,000; in New York, August The failure of Cecil Ward & Co, has been announced at the stock exchange. Liabilities undoer- stood to be under 860,000, Saratogi. Saratoga, August 15th, 1883, Mr. James Conrad is expected home this week, after an absence of nearly a kin connection with year in Idaho, at w the construction department of - the Ore- gon Short Line, Jim has a host of friends who will be tion enter the glad to welcome him back. His v will be short as he intends to State University in September, The new seats for Lyceum Hall, an acquisition for which the Union Sunday school deserves great eredit, have arrived and have been delivered at the hall, They are quite an improvement and one of which our people can justly foel proud. Extensive arrangements are in pro- gress for the picnic of the Union Sunduy school at Pries lake next week, and a good time is expected. In my last communication, the item concerning school matters became a littlo wmixed, 1 judge in the process of con- densing made necessury by your lack of spuce, which was followed {;y u statement by one of the school board in Saturday evening's issue, which is correct as re- gurds the call for a school district meet- ing und also as regards the contract with Builey, though not very complimentary to the beard, as Bailey's theory isa little too strongly that laid down by King Solomon, on account of which many ob- ject to kim, But the serious member of the Board says that Bailey has for- feitod his contract by circuluting a peti- tion for an assistant teacher to do work which he has already contracted to do. Cuckoo, ——— Orders, The unexpired portion of the sentence in tho case of Barney McFull, late private company D, 14th infantry, published in general court martial orders No. 88, cur- vent series from these headquarters, is romittod; aid by authority from the war war departinent, adjutant general’s office, of the 3d instant, his enlistment in the 7th ir fantry is authorized. The authority for his enlistment will be noted on the enlistment paper Colonel Wi, Carlin, 4th infan will proceed to Fort Niobrara and thence to Fort Robinson, Neb., upon public bus- iness, Upon the completion of this duty ho will return via Fort Niobrara to his proper station. Recruit Zacheus Pyttersen, enlisted, and Private George Atkins re-enlisted at Fort Omaha, Neb., are assigned as fol- lows: Privato Pyttersen to the 4th _infantry. Private Atkins to the 6th infantry; he will be sent to the headquarters of his regiment on the first favorable opportu- nity. Yollov! A DIARY'S DISCLOSURES. How Opposition to Grasping Corpora- tions 18 Dissolved by the Al- nighty Bollar, The Southern Paocific's Purchase of the Votes by Bonds and Cold Cash. Senators MeDonald aud Kellogg Im- plicated—-Newell's Damag- ing Record., Bostox, August 9.-A Washington spe- cial says that some days ago J. J. Newell endeavored to withdraw his protestagainst the granting of application of the Texas Pacific railroad company for the con- tirmation of its celebrated and much di puted land grant passed by congress in 1871, but this Acting Secretary Joslyn rofused to allow hun to do 1t is said that C. P. Huntington has teied hard to obtain possession of the original docu- ment, of which only the copy 18 on file ab the interior departinent, but the original would be valucless without this copy. From this it is reasoned that Newell's endeavors to withdrww his protest is in- stigated by some negotiations, which for a week have heen gomng on hetween Mr., Huntington and hnuself. Mr. Newell protest assorts that tho grant is for- foited by the failure of the company to comply with the conditions of the act, and gives extracts from the diary kept by him when the bill was before con- gross. The interesting part of his diary beging May 24, 1870, and records a visit puid to Senator Kellogg by an agent of Nowell It suys that the senator in- formed his agent that he was fully com- mitted to his scheme; that it could be worked provided s cortain sum of mone; could by raised, The senator requeste Colonel Giddings, the agent, to see Sen- | ators Rice and MeDonald. Colonel Gid= [ dings again saw Kollogg. The following is what the diary claims was the senator’s proposition: 8200,000 to be paid to Me- Donald and Kellogg in first mortgage land grant bonds of the company, also $110,000 in cash to be [paid to cortain parties th they should name, one-half to bo p time the bill passed the sen other half when the bill became a law. Newell then enters the proposition he claims £ have made to General Fremont, who seems to have heen the tivst mover [in the schome. Newoll would earry the bill for $600,000, to be paid as follows: H110,000 cash (one-half when the bill passed the senato, and the other half when the bill bocame a law), the re- mainder to bo paid in the first mortgage bonds of the company. After some hag- gling the proposition was accopted, and Scnator MeDonald was notified, but when a formal contract was presented to General Fr it to sign he declined, stating that Senator McDonald had pro- Inln\'tl to carry the bill for the sum named by him to General Rice. This_proposi- tion was accepted by General Fremont, but on June 6 he mukes an entry state .ins that Rico “had seen - McDon- ald and Giddings had ceen Kel- logg that day, and that the differences seemed to be settled. On the 3d of July Newell’s diary notes that the bill pussed the senaté, and McDonald and friends received 862,000 immediately after the passage. Some time in August Newell called on Fremont and had an understanding as to the course to be adopted in getting the bill through the house. It was clear that the bill could not pass the house without the expendi- ture of considerable mone,. Nothing was done up to Junuary 1, At that time R. C. Parrons. attorncy of General Fre- mont, went to New York and made an t with William O. Roberts, Par- ding to first pass the bill through the house and afterward to place Roberts at the head of the organization, and for this Roberts agreed to place in Parrons’ hands for distribution 1,000,000 in first mortgage land grants ol the come pany. Parrons claims that he was to | pay ont to members of congress the first $1,000,000 in bonds, less 10 per cent, which he claimed for doing the Business. cmont thought some members de- manded too much, and he refused to sus- tain the contracts. R. M. Corwnin, Newell claims, informed him that he had a list of the members who had contracts, and in several instances Corwain ob- ined the endorsement on these same contracts, At the conference at the pas- suge of the bill, Senator Kellogg refused to agree to the bill unless he was paid $10,000, which was paid to him, and he agreed to the bill. Arrangements were made with over thirty members to vote fer the bill, the consideration being bonds of the company. The protest con- cludes that the books of the company will show the names of the parties and the amounts received by them. L LN Fires, PuiapeLraia, August 13.—The Hotel Devon, on the line of the Pennsylvania railroad, about eight miles from this city, burned 'to the ground this morning. The fire was caused by u defective flue in the kitchen, and broke out shortly before 9 o'clock, while the guests were at break- fast. No one wus lurt, and all the property of the guests, with few excep- tions, was saved, Canuasee, 111, August 13.—The livery stable of A, Hubert was burned yester- day morning, and Patrick Clancey, who was in the |..]. it of sloeping in the stable, in t lam DYSPEPSIA Does not get well of itself; It requires careful, per- sistent attention and a remedy that will assist nature 10 throw off the causes and tone up the digestive organs till they perforin thelr duties willingly, Mrs, t, N, 1] Bosworth, of Arhe “sure cures” wh Hood’s Sarsaparilla it the nail on the head and restored her to health, Among tho agonies experienced by the dyspeptic, are distress beforeor after eating, 1oss of appetite, lrregus larity of the bowels, wind or gas and pain in the stomach, heartbum, sour stomach, &c., causing ‘mental depression, nervous {rritability aud sleeploss- ness. 1f you are discouraged be of good cheerand try Hood's Sarsaparilla. 1t has cured hundreds, it will cure you If you give it & falr chance, for m e, n W ol S by R after trylug many A1, found that d Grodit,” GEO! 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