Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 11, 1884, Page 1

OMAHA DAILY - BEE. THIRTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, NEB. l’RIDA.Y M()RNIN_G APRIL 11, 1884, A FEROCIOUS FIEND. He Commifs an Unprovokel Double Marder in Iflinols Yesterday. Shooting an Aged Couple and Cutting Their Throats. Then Attempting to Cover up His COrime by Arson, A Bloody Axe and Empty Re- volver as Gory Witnesses, No Known Reason for the Un- paralleled Crime, The Usisal Over-Officious Sherlff Saves the Brute ¥ m a Mob, THE DAY'S DEMONISM. HORRIBLE DOUBLE MURDER IN ILLINOIS. Cuicaco, April 10.—The Daily News’ Mattoon (I11.) special says: An atrocious double murder was committed near Ravi- dan, Coles county, last night, an aged couple named Fleetwood being the vie- tims. Their were found in their beds this morning with their throats cut. No trace of the perpetrators yet discovered and no causo is assigned for the crime, unless that of robbery. THE PARTICULARS, Cu1caco, April 10.—The Daily News’ Mattoon, Ills., special gives the follow- ing additional details of the double mur- der of the aged Fleetwood couple near Random: The old folks slept on the first floor. A married daughter, a small <hild and the hired man, James Winkle- bach, slept up stairs. All retired early. The daughter was awakened later by hearing Winklebach going down stairs, aud dozed off and was again awakened by hearing A SOUND AS OF BLOWS being struck in the room below, but went to sleep again, and again was roused by a smell of smoke. She called to the hired man that the house was on fire. He told her to jump out the window. She ran down stairs and found the bed in which her father and mother lay, on fire. ‘Winklebach at her request went reluct- lantly to rouse the neighbors. They ex- tinguished the flames and found the aged couple with their THROATS CUT AND HEADS BEATEN IN. Winklebach was suspected. He had blood on his trousers, and wore a clean shirt, though he had ona eoiled one when he retired at night. The well was pumped dry and his axe, covered with blood and hair, was found at the bottom. Winklebach stoutly asserted his inno- cence, The coroner’s jury HELV HIM FOR MURDER The sheriff started with him for jail. At Charlestown a crowd of 50) who had collected at the scene threatened to lynch him before morning. The old couple had no money in the house and the reasons for the crime are unknown. SAVING THE DEVIL'S NECK. Cmi0aco, 1L, April 11.—Daily News’ Charleston (I1L,) special: ‘The sheriff has succecded in getting Winklebach, the supposed murderer of the Fleetwood «couple, away from the erowd at the scene of the tragedy and landirg him safely in jail here. A REVOLVER which Winkleback acknowledges is his, was found with two chambers empty. It is believed he shot Mrs. Fleotwood with it before crushing her head with the axe. i S THE STATIE CAPITAL, Death of an Estimable Lady - The Canadian Forger—B, & M, Bpecial Dispatch to THe Bre. Livcowy, N April 10.—The an- mouncement f the death of Mrs. J. N, Townley this afternoon, one of the most highly vsteemed pioneer settlers of Lin- «oln, cast a general gloom over the entire city, The deceased was the wife of J. N. Townley, proprietor of the Oriental hotel, and mother of R. N, Townley of the navy, professor of wmilitary ecience in the university. She was president of the Home for the Friendless and known all over the state for her prominence in meas- ures calculated to aid unfortunate hu- manity. The lady had nnliy; been ailing since Sunday. No death here in many years has caused such universal sorrow. Zchier, the Canadian farmer arrested in Seward at the instance of detective Charles Bluett, of Toronto, has consented to return without legal interferences. The charges before United States Com- missioner Billiagley were cousequently withdrawn. The B. & M. will issue a new time table next Sunday. Awmong the import- ant changes being the atrival of the two Omaha trains an hour earlier in this city. The Untaxed Standard Onl, PrivapeLruia, April 10.—Gowen has closed his argument in the Standard Oil legislative inquiry. He swid 10 to 12 years ago twenty million barrels of oil Were produced in this commonwealth, which netted the railroads 10 to 15 mil- lions, and these receipts were then taxed by the state. Now, the oil was carried off by lpipul and the commonwealth has Jost a large revenue from thie source, It is unfair to tax other corporations, and except this one, and the laws should be «<hanged so that oil could be taxed C — A Growing Ratlroad Strike. Ciscinsary, April 10—The strike of the employees of the northern division of the Toledo, Cincinnati & St. Louis road, because they had not been paid, was at first thought to be of little signifi- cance and would soon end, but it grows worse, and now includes all except the conductors and engineers. Tke firemen pronght from Dayton to-day, refused to g0 to work when thoy saw the situation, Tt seoms that whon the court appointed & receiver recently it provided no means for the payment of wages, except from the receipts, and the strike has now cut even that means of. e — e A PAN HANDLE PRECIPITATION. A Whole Train Thrown ~Several Fatalities. a Creck Dayrox, 0., April 10, — To-night's Pan Handle express was wrecked three miles west of Nenia. The engineer, firemen and bageageman are reported killed. The details have not yet been learned. Larer-—Weagra details have been ro- ceived from one passenger. Ho says a rail was torn up, and the engine and tender plunged into the creck hnlqw, the passenger and baggage cars turning over in a heap. y Engineer Thomas was killed, Fireman Connell received probably fatal injuries, and Baggagemaster Crawford was badly injured, as was one Smith, supposed to be a postal clerk. All the passengers were badly shaken up. e —— DIED AMONG DEVIL . Five Brothers who Kept an Insane Man Sixty Years in Solitary Con- finement. PuiLaperPHIA, April 10.—A dispatch to the Times from Huntington, Pennsyl- vania, says that Daniel Hawn, age eighty- four, died yesterday. He had been in- sano for sixty years, and in all that time he had been kept in solitary confinement in a roomin a house where his five brothers, all unmarried, lived. No in- torcourse was permitted him with the others during his loug captivity. Two of his brothers survive him, and are the owners of 900 acres in Juniata township, ———— Something Rotten in Denmark. Pracug, April 10.—Robbers wearing policemen’s uniforms visited a mill near Toplitz to-day and under a pretended warrant accusing the proprietor of being a socialist and forging secret papers, com- pelled him to deliver money and securi- ties amounting to over 4,000 florins, After locking the inmates of the mill in a room, the robbers decamped — Monmot Bank Absconder. Moxyourr, April 10.—No tidings have been received of the absconding cashier, Hubbard, Many receipts are turning up which read, ‘‘received the sum of — dollars for investment. Signed, B. & O. Hubbard.” The aggre- gate will not finally be known, but it is thought to be over §50,000. 1t is stated that he embezzled money to the extent of $114,300. It is not yet known wheth- er the bank will resume. —— The Sharon Divorce Trial, Sax Francisco, April 10.—Before proceeding in the Sharon divorce case to- day, all persons admitted into the court room, including the counsel, were, by or- der of the Judge, examined tosee wheth- er they carried dangerous weapons. None were found. Theday was consumed in arguments. Adjourned till Monday. e ——— Ravishes His Daughter-in-Law LousviiLe, April 10.—News reached here to-night of a brutal outrage in Marshall county, Kentucky, perpetrated by a father on a daughter-in-law. While Frank Boyd was away from home his father, James Boyd, went to his house and ravished his invalid wife, almost killing her because she uffered resistance. 01d Boyd immediately left for partsun- known before hi me was dizcovered. e ——— A Barkeeper Bulleted, TEXARKAN Ark., April 10.—Mike Berry, a barkeeper, was shot and killed to-day by Deputy Sheriff J. K. Clark. Berry frequently threatened to kill Clark on sight. When they met, this morning Clark opened fire with several shots, when Berry fell. Clark has been ar- rested. —————— Wrestler McLaughlin Throws IRoss. Derwoir, April 10,—The second wrestling match cccurred to-night be- tween Ross and McLaughlin for the mixed wrestling championship—two falls collar and elbow, two side holds and one catch-as-catch-can in jackets. M- Laughlin won. A Kansas e pil Man Killed, Tocso, A, T., April 10.—Gen. Geo. W. Dictzler, formerly a member of the famous Stubbs company during the free state war in Kansas, was thrown from his buggy to-day and killed | ——— The Burlington's New Shares, Bosrox, April 10.—The Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy railroad company’s cir- cular announcing formally the vote of the directors relative to the issue of 09,578 shares of new stock, simply says the purpose of the issue is “‘paying for construction and equipment.” ANDREWS’ PEARLBAKING POWDE! ITAMBOUNDTO RISE, A G A |r.lum%u'uggipu'y.m(.m.'-.ycfi':’e found Baking Powder. s pos- b i onon ard pestimontats POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM. Bmbracing toe Prevalling Pall for Presidential Prefercuce, As Well as the Statesman’s En- deavor to Serve Constituents. Chicago to Choose To-day Her National Delegates. Results at Various County and District Gatherings. The Proposed Bill for Counting the Electoral Vote. Protection for Railway Employes— Other Proposed Legislation, ILLINOIS POLITICS. AS VIEWED BY A “‘BEE" CORRESPONDENT, Special Dispatch to ThE Bek. Curcaco, April 10,—To.morrow pri- ma icswill be held by the republicans throughout the city and county for the selection of delegates to county and dis- trict conventions. The contest over the county convention tickets will be be- tween the custom house and postoftico factions, or between the Logan and Arthur crowds. The prize in this fight is Cook county representation in the state central committee. The greatest interest of course centers in this fight, which will be decided at the different congressional dictricts over the national delegates. In this struggle CHARLEY FARWELL AND SENATOR LOGAN are to fight out again their old quarrel. The two factions, however, instead of being known as of yore, Farwell and Lo- gan, are for nonce dubbed the postoftice and custom house parties. Postmaster Palmer is an adherent of Logan, and the postoflice is urging Logan for the presi- doncy. Spalding is maneuvering Presi- dent Arfthur’s campaign. IN THE DISTRICTS, Congressman Davis, of the Third dis- trict, has joined the custom house crowd. Congressman Dunham, of the First dis- trict, has declared for Logan. In the Second district, which is really strongly democratic, the democrats will likely take a hand if they can reach the polling places. Louis Huttis engineering the fight for Logan, and, strange to say, CULLERTON, A DEMOCRAT, has practically charge of the anti-Lo- gan forces. The thickest of the fight will be in the Third (Davis) district and there the selection »f national delegates is not only to be decided, but probably indirectly the§selection or rejection of Davis for Congrees. TWO DISTRICTS FOR LOGAN. Regular Press Dispatches. Busuners, April 10.—The Eleventh district republican convention elected C. V. Chandler and C, A. Ballard delegates to Chicago, and instructea for Logan. Evewy, April 10.—In the republican congressional conyention of the Fifth district to-day L. M. Kelley of Kaneand Charles Fuller of Boone were elected delegates to Chicago; Murry and Alden, of Lake and McHenry, alternates. In- structed for Logan—no second choice. Elwood was selected by acclamation for congress. NATIONAL DELKGATES, MORE BLAINE VOTES IN NEW YOIK. Peny Yaw, N, Y., April 10.—The 29th republican congressional convention elects Blaine delegates to Chicago, One of the alternates favors Edmunds. SCORE ONE FOR HARRISON, LAWR] pukG, Ind., April 10,—Jno. O. Ravens and E. G. Hay have been elected delogates to the Chicago republi- can convention to-day for the 4th dis- trict. Porsonal preference, Harrison, AN INDIANA MAN FOR BLAINE. Fr. Wavng, lud., April 10.—The re- publicans of the Twelith congressional distriot to-day chose O. A, Simons and 0. Carver, delegates to the national con- ventiou, Uninstructed. It is understood Carver is a Blaine man, NOT FOR BLAINE. Povankerrsik, N. Y., April 10.—The republican congressional convention has elected Hawilton Fish, Jr , and B, Platt Carpenter delegates to Chicago, and voted down a resolution endorsing Dlaine, MISSOURI DEMOCRATS, &1, Louts, April 10,—Ths democratic state central committes met here this afternoon and named 8t, Louis, June 24, as the time and placo of holding the con- vention for the election of delegates to the national convention, and Jefferson City, August 12, for the convention to nominate state officers, MORE COUNTIES FOR LOGAN, Lewiston, 1L, April 10.—The repub- Jicans of Fulton county in convention to- day chose delegates te the state conven- tion, declared for Logan and Oglesby, endorsed Arthur's adwministration and instructed to the state convention for McCurtuny. Quiney, April 10.—The Adams county republican convention elected twelve delegates to the state convention favor- able t Logan for president, BROOKLYN ANTI-ARTHUR, New Youk, April 10,.—A mujority of tho delegates from Brooklyn to the re- publican convention, which chooses dele- gates to Chicago, are anti-administration., BABIN AND HAWLEY HNPEAK. New Youk, April 10,—Senators Sabin (Minn.) saud Hawley (Conu.) made apeaches ot the meeting of Union League club tonight, held to consider prepara- tions for the coming presidental cam- paign, INDIANA'S CHOICE, InpianarvoLss, Ind,, April 10, -The re- publicans held entions in all the con- greesional districts of the state to-day to select delegates to Chicago, The Journal specials indicate that the delegates almost without exception, favor on Indiana man, with strong preference for Senator Harrison, For the second choice Blaine leads, aud |hiu name always goes with Lancoln for vice-president. Stanton J. Peelle was re-nominated for congress in the Seventh district and Gen. eral Thomas M, Brown in the Sixth, EXEOUTIVE, THAT SUBJECT, e following ELECTING THE THE LATEST BILL ON Wasiivarox, April 10, isn text of tho substitute reported by Mr. Eaton to-day for tho bill relative to electing president and vico-president: Section 1. That the eloctors of ench state shanll moet and give their votes on tho second Monday next following their appointment at such place in oach stato s tho legislature of such state shall direct. Sec, 2. That it shall bo the duty of the oxecutive of each stato to cause lists of the names of the electors of such state, duly ascertained according to the law of the state, to have boen chosen to be made and certified and to be delivered s soon a9 _may be after such determination shall bo had to the elec- tors and beforo the day on which they are re quired by law to meet. Sec. 3. That congress shall be in session on nd Tuesday of January succeeding mdoting of eloctors, The senate and 180 of roprosontatives shall meot in the hall of the houss of reprosentatives at the hour of 1 o'clock in the aftornoon of that day, in joint convention, and the president of ‘the sonate shall be the presiding officer of said joint convention, Two tollors shall bo pro- Viously appointed on the part of the sonate, and two on the part of the house of re\!m» sentativos, to whom shall bo handed, as they aro opened by the president of the senate, all the cortiticates and papors |v||rlmrllnu to bo the certificates of the electoral votes, which cortificates and papers shall bo opened, presontod, and acted upon in tho alphabetical order’ of the states, beginning with the state of Alabama, and said tellers laving read tho swme in the presence and hearing of the joint convention, shall make lists_of the votes as they appoar from said certificates, and the votes having been ascer- tainod and 'countod by tho tollrs, the result shall bo delivered to the presiding_officer of the joint convention, who shall thereupon announce the state, vote, and names of per- sons, if auy, elected president and vico-president of tho United Statos; and said announcement, together with the list of votes, shall be entered on the journal of the senato and house of represontatives, and the presiding officer of the joint convention shall, as a0on as may bo, notify said persons of their election to said offices of prosident and vic president; andif on a call of atate no objectic is made to tho return, their vote thereof shall Do counted and added to the list of states whoso votes are detormined. But in caso objoction has been made as hereinafter pro- vidod, the said returns shall be laid aside to bo proceeded with in the samo manner as herelunfter provided for. In case of doubt of tho return of votes from n state, all objections to the coun: ting of tho “voto of any state shall bo mado i writing, and signed by at least throo ‘| members of the joint converition, before the call of said atos. said objection to bo placed in tho hax the presiding officer of said joint committee, who shall present tho same 1l of the state. If more than one return aper purportiug to be the retarn from n state shall have been reserved by the president of the sendte, then and in that case the presiding officer of the joint convention shall subuwit to the members thereof to detor- mine as to which is the proper roturn, and three hours shall be allowed for debate; and the joiut convention shall then proceed to vote per capita, commencing with the state Ala- bama, aud these votes shall be counted, and added to the list of votes already ascertained, or which the majority of the joint convention shall determine to have been contained in the proper and legal return, Sec. 4. The juint convention shall not be digsolved until the count of the electoral vote is completed, and the result declared. A KERNEL FOR CORPORATIONS A BILL TO PROTECT THEIR EMPLOYES, ‘WasniNgroxn, April 10.—The bill in- troduced in the senate to-day by Mr. Bowen to provide for the protection of the employes of railroad corporations, provides that railroad companies be com- pelled, after the 1st of September, 1884, to have all the new freight cars purchased or built 8o equipped as to admit of their being coupled without it being necessary for the employe to go betweem them for that purpose; and in making repair upon old cars to furnish them with similar equipments; also, when any employes of any such railway company may sustain personal and disabling injury by renson of having to go between freight cars for the purpose of coupling or uncoupling the same, whero both or either one_ of said cars are in use, the company using such cars shall forfeit to the employe or his heire, if he should die, $500 as a pen- alty, this penalty to bo no bar to the re- covery of any sum in damages of such injury, which a competent court may aware. It provides furthor, that any contract enterod into by the injured em- ploye prior to the incurring of the injury by which he may agree to waive his right to recover damages for such injury, shall be null and void. ST, LOUIS' NEW BRIDGE, THE BILL GRANTING AUTHORITY, Wasmixaron, April 10,—Senator Vest reported from the committeo on com- merco to-day a bill granting authority to the Illinois & Missouri raflway company to build a bridge across the river at any point north of Grand avenue in the city of St. Louis. If iocated below a point four and one-half miles above Grand avenue, the bridge is to be made with unbroken and continuous spans and to have at least two channel spans not less than 450 feet clear, with a channel way under each, or one span 500 feet clear width and clear head room under each span not less than fifty-feet above high water. If placed more than four and one-half miles above Grand avenue, the bridge may be a low bridge, with one draw or pivot span, opening not less than 400 feet olear of channel way, and if such opening is not easily accessible to all clasees of boats at all stages of the water, a second opening is to be provided for, All railroad cars to'have equal rights of transportation by the bridge upon the payment of reasonable compensation, The plans of tha bridge must be approved by the secretary of war beforeits con- struction is begun, o —— Central lowa Hommopathis! Cevar Rarins, lowa, April 10.—The central homaopathic medical association of lowa held a celebration and banquet this evening, Addresses were made by Professor Copperthwate, of the state university, Dr, Cogswell, of Cedar Rapids, and others. —— More Wetness at Los Angeles, Los Anokres, Caa, April 10.—A perfect deluge of rain has fallen in the last thirty-six hours Three inches fell during the night, and truins cast and west are blocked by washouts. — An Towa Murder, Opvag Ravios, Ta., April 10 —A Re- publican special reportsthe finding of the vody of J. R. Stephens, hotel keeper at jJowell Junction, on the track of the Tu- ledo & Northwestern road. ‘The hesd was revered from the body. It is be. lieved he was murdered. PERTURBED PRODUCTS. Tho Skirmish of Buls and Beans Cou- finnes on Chicago 'Change. Prices of Pork Advance Nearly $2,00 in Three Days. Wheat Advanoes Steadily with an Indioation of Staying. A Speoulative and Fair Shipping Business in Corn, Rye Makes a Sharp Advance in the May Options, Lard Stronger—Live Stock Scarce and Scores an Advance, OHICAGO'S MARKETS, WHEAT AND PORK STILL PERTURIED, Special Dispatch to Tur Brk. Curcaco, April 10.—A material ad- vance in prices was scored again to-day on "change, aud the strength developed in wheat aud provisions was such as to drive a great many shorts to cover, The provision deal, particularly, appeared to be a very close affair, and prices have risen nearly $2.00 a barrel for pork the last three days. WHEAT displayed something approaching actual strength to-day. Free selling was tho rule at the opening, and under this fire prices dropped nearly a cent from the opening, after which a steady advance took place, and at the close on 'change 85c was paid for the May option; April closed at 81jc, May at 85jc, June at 87jc and Juiy at 88fc. On call boara sales were 1,175,000 bushels, prices shad- ing off’ jc. THE CONTEST IN CORN, There was a good speculative and fair chipping business transacted in corn, The feeling was unsettled. The market, early higher, lator declined jo. The de- cline was followed by numerous fluctua- tions; and prices advanced 1 to 1jc; with deferred futures ruling stronger, receded a trifle, and closed fo higher for May, 1o higher for June, 110 higher for July, than the closing yesterday. April closed at 4670, May at 60Zc, June at b2 to H2lc and July 540, On call sales wero 500,- 000 bushels, May and June declining {o; and July decining e, Oats were stronger, prices ranging 3 to fo over yes- terday; May closed at 32 to 321, June at 32} to 320 and July at 32Jc. On call sales were 215,000 bushels, May and June advancing {c and July declining lc. RYE RILBD, A sharp adyance occurred in the May i prices adrancing from 5670 ing at the outside, MESS PORK opened 50c to 60c higher, recoded 30¢ to 40c, advanced bbc to G0c and closed steady. May closed at $17.70, June at $17.82} and " July at $17.90. On call sales were 11,000 bbls,, May and June advancing 23c. LAKD strongor; May closing at $8.02}, June at $8.76, July at $882}. On call sales were 4,250 tierces, May and June advanc- ing 2§c. LIVE STOCK LIVELY, The cattle market continuesactive, and prices remain steady, fully as strong as any day this week. Thero whs a good shipping export; and dressed beof de- mand, and butchers’ stock being rather ncarce, wentofTquickly at a slight advance. Stockers and feeders also sold quickly and at good prices. Tho general market is 16 to 25 cents higher than last week, closing steady; corn fed Texans $5 25 to 576; 1,350 to 1,600 pound, export grade, $6 40 to G 65; good to choice ship- ping, 1,200 to 1,350 pounds, 85 90 to 6 30; common to medium, 1,000 to 1,200 pounds, $5 25 to b 75, Regular Press Dispatches, GOOD FRIDAY. Cnicaco, April 10.—On Good Friday there will be no grain markets from New York, Chicago, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and perhaps other points, THE WHEAT AREA, ‘WasuINGToN, April 10.—April returns of the deparemont of agriculture make the winter wheat area about 27,600,000 acres. This is nearly the breadth sown of the previous crop of 1883, of which between fiye and six per cent. was subsequently ploughed up, leaving 26,400,000 acres to be harvested. Compared with the area harvested, the present breadth is an in- creaso of five per cent. The preseot area is greater than that of the census year by more than two miilon acres, There is an increase of about 1,600,000 acres on the Pacific coast, and nearly 700,000 acres in the north ates, There i all increase in the middle states and a slight decrease in the Ohio basin, THE CONDITION OF WHEAT averages ninety-five, reprosenting a_full stand of unimpaired vitality and medium growth In April 1883, the average was eighty, and eighty-five in April 1881, The April average of the large crop of 1882 was 104, a‘ha state averages are as follows. Connecticut. ......100 North Carolina...102 New York. . 07 South Carolina. .. 97 Nov Jersoy . Georgia 01 Pennsylvania | Alabuua L 88 Delawsre, i Mississippi....... 92 Maryland. Toxas " 101 Virginia Arkansas, Bl Tennesse. e Missouri. . ! West Virginia, Kunsus Kentucky Culifornia. . Ohio. ..." Oregon, . . Michigan. . Indiana Llinols . .. NO BERIOUS WINTER KILLING is reported except in Alabama on low and wet areas, where some injucy wis report- ed throughout the entire breadth, The superior condition of drilled wheat is at- tested alwost without exception, THE AKREA OF KYE is nearly the gamo as laet year, the aver- age being 90 per cent, Ita condition av- erages 97 per cent. ‘The report also gives # statement of farm animale, estimated losses for tho past year, and the estimated proportion of high grade snimals and the money —_— 0 NO. value in improvement by breeding in sev- oral states, CALIFORNIA'S CROP, Sax Fraxcrsco, April 10,—Edwin F. Smyth, secretary of the California state agricultoral bureau, says reports from his correspondents shows that unless some disaster overtakes the Pacific const will havo fan unproccdented wheat yield which will oxcoed the crop of 1880 f it esoapes tho hot winds of May and June, which usually come about the time the grain is dough The Sacramentoand San Joaquin valloys will profit greatly by the bounti- ful raina which fell in March, The yield in these valleys may safely be placed at 60 por cont. in oxcess of last year's crop if the winds aro passed OOMMERC + CO-OPERATION WITH OUR NEIGHBORS T0 THE SOUTH. WasiiNarox, April 10.—The senate committee on foreign rolations to-day re- ported adversely and recommended for indefinite postponement two bills intro- duced by Senator Cockerell to provide for the appointment of & commission to visit i1 the principal countries of Cen- tral and South America for the purpose of collecting information looking to the oxtension of American trade and com. merce in that direction, and one bill in- troduced by Senator Sherman to author- ize the president to extend invitations to the governmonts of the republics of Mexico, Central America and South America and the empire of Brazil to send delegates to a convention at Wash- ington to consider questions relating to reciprocal commercial relations, ete. IN PLACE OF 1HESE BILLS they reported an amendment to the con- sular and diplomatic bill which provides that 100,000 bo appropriated to enable the president to compensate a commis- sion to be appointed to examine and re- port upon the relations of the United States with the several countries of Cen- tral and South America upon the best modes of mecuring intimate national commercial relations between them and the United States, to enable him to defray the expenses of such cum- mission, should it be deemed advisablo for it, or any members of it, to visit said countries, and also to enable him to com- pensate delegates of the United States to A congress of these states to be held in Washington, should it be deemed advis- ablo to convene such congress after the report of the commission shall have been made, and to meet such portion of the expenses of said congress as it may be proper for the United States to pay. FRELINGHUYSEN INDORSES, In submittingthis proposed amendment which it asks to have referred to the ap- propriation committee, the foreign re- lations committee presents as a part of its report, o letter from the se of state, addrossed to Senator Miller, of California, endorsing the proposed amendment which the secretary says em- bodies the president’s views on the sub- ject. In his letter, Frelenghuysen points out the various products and commercial pursuits that these South American gov- ernments are most largely interested in, and suggests the mutuliy advantages it would be to all the governments inter- ested, to enter into reciprocal treaties, especially touching their chief exporting products, e —— Vanderbilt's O, K, L & sentative, New Yorg, April 19.—Willam H, Vanderbilt pronounces for John Newell, of Cleveland, for director of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railroad company, against H. H. Porter, who asks for re- election, b'l‘n Oonfederate Home, Boston, April 10.—The Grand Army men have decided to call a public meet- ing of all soldiers and sailors and others interested, at which addresses would be made and conwibutions received for building the proposed Home for Confed- erates. P. Repre- TROUBLE NEAR THE TROPICS Our Mexican and Haytien Neighbors Having a World of Woe. The Stamp Aot Acting as a Goad to the Montezumas, Merchants Suspending Business on Account of it. The Government Obstinate and Refusing Redress, Revolution Threatened if Reform is Not Immediate. Italy, America, France and England Demanding Indemnity for Hayti, MAD MEXICANS, THE STAMP ACT OUTRAGE, Sr. Louts, April 10.—The Globe-Dem- oorat prints a special from the City of Mexico stating that the feeling againat the] recently enacted stamp tax is still very bitter, and the situation critical. Business has been suspended in many parts of the republic, and merchants gen- erally are assuming a very determinod attitude. It is reported that the govern- ment intends to declare the acts of the merchants in closing their stores as revo- lutionary, that their liceses be revoked, and that they be compelled to pay heav- ily for the privilege of re-opening their swores. On the other hand it is stated the Mexican senate passed to its soc- ond reading a bill repealing the stamp act, but as the government is not in sympathy with this now it is very doubt- ful whether the bill will finally pass. dispatch from Matamoras says the con- dition of the affairs of the government is deplorable, there being charges of financial rottennees, and intimates a revo- lution if a greatly better state of things 18 not speedily brought about. HAYTI'S HUBBUB, NATIONS DEMANDING INDEMNITY. Havana, April 10.—The Iatest ad- vices from Hayti state that on March 10th the Italian transport, Comte de Cavour, arrived at Portau Prince to seek satiafaction for taking from the Italian bark, Petite Grove, two insurgents and shooting them, The American minister has demanded from the Haytien government the pay- ment of $400,000 indemnity for Ameri- can losses on account of the riots of Sep- tember last and a guarantee that this money will be paid. The German claims amount to $5600,000; the French claims to an n%ml sum, and the English claims to $200,000. The number of: people killed during the revolution is officially declared to have been 5,000. The dis- appearance of persons implicated in the revolution is causing considerable emo- tion, At Oape Hayti a collision occurred be- tween refugees inside the British consu- late and the guard around the consulate. Both parties were intoxicated. The de- molition of the consulate was only pre- vented by the timely arrival of the con- sul. The Haytian government has put into circulation the dreaded additional million dollars paper money. “Tho Datch authoritios have blockaded & tion of the Acheen coast, Sumatra, with & viow of exercising pressurg upon to Rajah of Tenom, to force him to releass the crew of the wrecked Eoglish ateamer Nisero, TAR brand of ANDREW stocks on hand in open market. of Cream Tartar In An- drows’ Pear] ovor Royal, ascertaine )y Government Chomist Colller, hewn g Acad any inj ROYAL.. the two black lines above, any fair mutual test that Andrews’ alum or any injurious sub Puarl Baking Powder i have published, TRY IT, No wondor the LRoyal (,u.,umm,e! Andrew's Pearl from their parative List,” as Government Chemist Collier's analysis shows conclu- sively twothings: 1st That Andrews’ Pear] contains MORE. OREAM TARe 1Ak then the Royal, as shown by the cuts above; 2d, That the LeAVEN= ixG rowen of Andrews' Pearl 18 6reaTer than the Royal, as shown by Baking Powder Figures That DONT LIE o— The Royal Baking Powder Co., try to give the inference that their powder contains more GREAM TARTER and that its LEAVENING POWDER 18 greater than any other made. as stated in_thenr advertisement on the “Comparative Worth of Baking Powders.” exhibited by black lines. Our nume was mentioned in connection with one of our cheaper brands, made of different materials us the trade might demand. Our CREAM TAR- 8' pEARL was omitted evidently for a very reason, judging from the rELATIVE MERITS of Andrews’ “Pearl,” and the Royal, us clearly demonstrated by the Government Chemist, Dr. Peter Collier, of the Department of Agriculture, at Washington, from sawples received by him from dealers who furnished the samples yrom their DR. ood COLLIER'S ANALYSIS, U, 8. Der'r. 0F AGRICULTURE, } Washington, D, C., March 10, 1888, O, E. ANDREWS & CO.—Gentlemen. I receiv- ed by express from Thos, Lydon and J. P, Harkine & Co., Grand Ave., Milwaukee, and Uarper Bros., Chicago, 11, Baking Pew when reccived and the seals unbroken. I find uj analysis that Audrews' Pearl Baking Powder con- tains about four and a half 4§ per cent. MORE CKEAM TARTAR than the Royal Buking Powder, and [y ;_xm;mm..nawl{ in mples of Andrews’ Pear: and Royal . The cans were in good condition larger gmmfllhge of Carbolic nd it to be and I free from alum, and rious substances, Sincerely yours, PETER COLLIER, U. 8. Chemist, Dept. of Agriculture, (rovernment Chemist Cnllier’flfimfi to the Leaveving Qualities, ANDREWS' PEALL . vy /om= CHALLENGE. We will give the Royal Co., or an: onlel;;l:,:.ll,ooo or §6,000 if they can prove by ear) Al noes, aud this challenge is open fore ndrews’ stained by a testimonial as to its Purity und btrength by the only genuine commissioned Government Chemist, such as the Royal Co, never C. E. ANDREWS & v0,, i281. 289, 291, E. Water 8t., Milwaukee, Powder does, or ever did