Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1886, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR, SECURED HIS SEAT BY FRAUD Oampbell's Exhibit of Illogal Votes Cast for Weaver of Iowa, A CHANCE FOR UNSEATING HIM. Van Wyck Makes a Sensible Move in the Senate—Patents lssued to Western Inventors—Woman Suffrage Petitions. The Contest for Weaver's Seat. Wasiivaroy, Feb, 16, — [Speecial Tele- gram.]—Ex Lieutenant Governor Frank Camphell's brief on his contest for Weaver's seat in the house of representatiy was filed with the house committee on elec- tions to-l 1t shows t tissue of frauds were committed by the demoerats in the Sixth (fowa) distriet for Weaver, as the fol- lowing exhibit di : votes for Weaver by alicns, illeg: by non residents, 43; thrown out in the wrong box, 5; thrown out beeanse Campbell's name was not spelled right, 13 thrown out because supposed he had voted, 13 thrown out becase cast by minors, 43 thrown out because cast by idiots, 4: ervor in count, Jef- ferson township, Mahaska county, 4: double vote counted for Weaver, Jasper county, 13 vote of a_convict telon, 13 votes rejected, 23 total, 88, Ille votes by defective aflidavits, Wapnello cot illegal votes by de- teetiv lidavit sk county, 1 In concluding his brie Governor Campbell says: In the short time al- lowed the contestant has endeavored to make his brief as intelligible as vossible. ‘I'he great number of individual ille; in this ease has imposed more than ordin labor. We havestriven to personate them and give evidence under h to show they ¢ not legal voters and that they voted for mtestee. ‘The contestant feels sure that he lown from the record that he received a Jjority of the votes cast, and he throws himseli upon the committee, only invoking the closest serutiny of the facts set forth in hiis brief, and such as may from the records appear. 1t is generally conceded by the members on both sides of the Louse that Weaver will be unseated as soon asthe ¢ i d, which will be wodoys, Wi titicate of cleetion wes fssued on a returned majority of 67, The fraudulent votes diseovered give Campbell a majority of 85, MOVING ¥OI A SENSIDLE RE Congress enacted a law July 5, 1584, direct- ing that abandoned military reservations should be turned over to thedepartment of the interior to be surveyed, appraised and sold for A large number of people have asked for an opportunity to settle upon these lands, but the provisions of the law referred to pro- hibited entry, us they can ouly be sold for o prevent the dan- ands being bought up by mon- yndicates, To-day Mr. Van mtroduced in te senate a bill to ve- peal so much of the faw of July 5, 1854, as re- quires cash sales, and providing that the lands shall be turned over to the interior de partment and opened to homestead entri Ihis will be hailed with joy by the settle about, and those who want to enter upon these 1doned reservations. About €09,000 aeres of these lands have already been turned over to tl rtment, andover 2,000,000 neres more will yet be ecrtified to the depart- ment PATENTS TO WE: Patents we ing Iowans: row draft chicken house; E learners’ telegraphie instrument; I Frost, Keokuk, door spring; La son, Wyoming, wear plate for Frederick B. Heminzway, Clinton, woven wire mattress; George F. Stotler, Sioux City, shaft supporter for vehicelesy Andrew Stephen, Clinton, broom plants; F. Valiant, Jeffe electric bell; Clinton W Wells, Lue washboard; J. H. Whittaker, Davenport, har Henry Wright, Sigourney, clothes washer; John J. Kerr, Keokuk, boiler fur- nace. Also to the following Nebraskans: Scott B, Darby, Utica, bird eage bracket; John J, Wilson, Gireen Precine reaster county, blast regulator; Theodos 1L, Byrhoifer, Rising City, door lateh. BOGUS BUTTER AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE, Representative Struble presented in the louse to-day o memorial and coneurrent res- olution of the lowa legislature asking the Hawkeye delegation to advoeate the passage of a bill levying an internal revenue tax upon all articles of the semblance of butter and cheese not made from wilk and eream, and requiving all packages containing such ar- tieles to be properly stamped. e also pre- sented for e to the committee a petition from a laxge number of Iowans ask- ing for the submission of the gnestion of woman sufirage to a vote of the people, Sen Allison introduced in the senate t , also, numerous petitions from many Towans asking that the guestion of woman suffrage be submitted to a vote of the people, This question appears to be considerably ated in the Hawlkeve state, as the mem- bers of both houses are flooded with petitions, ‘There is 1o hope of the question being s witted, however, PEUSONAL AND OTHERWI 10 president to-day nominated Samuel E. & tobo postmaster at Beatrice (Neb.), and s J. Russell at Muscatine (Iowa.) Samuel P, Burns and 9 Burns of Omaha, are in the city, Mr, E. Rose New York, Today the house committeo on public lands made a favorable report on Colonel Henderson’s bill contirming the title in and to the county of Dubuque and its grant- ees, John and Thomas Burton, of the land on which the old county jail formerly stood, and K uown as the public square, WOIK OF THE COMMIY WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 commitiec on ways and ¥ port a billin lieu of the bills referred to hat committec touehing the same subject, dirceting the seeretary of the treasury 1o ap- ply all utnn' $100,000,060 surplus funds in the réasury to the liquidation of interest bearing bonds, A printed copy of Morrison’s tar bill, introduced yesterday, was luid before the members of the committee, but no 1o mal diseussion on that subjeet was had, ‘I'he house committee on Indian afiairs to- v lustineted one of its sub-committees to ;l.u-m_ al bill granting vight of w ough Indian territory to railioad coni- panies in place of the various bills before the committee granting vights to particular com- panies, THE NAVAL RETIRED L Representative Thowas of 1ilinois has ine trodueed a resolution of inquiry divected to the secretary of the navy, which, if answered candidly and without evasion, will canse a vory dueided sensation and no little squi ing among naval ofticers on the retired list. Mr, Thomas wants the secretary to send the house a ecmplete Jist of oflicers ou the retired list of the navy, and o statewent of their respective rank or relati annual pay, and allowauces, and * e reasons or grounds upon Which they veed upon the retived list.” The words quoted give the point of the whole inquivy, but answers to uther questions would prove iutere AMr. Thowas says the annual -appropriation for the pay of 1o ofipers of e Lavy on ger of these opolist N INVENTORS, to-day issued to the follow- Joscpl E. Beebe, Adair, ha bar; Richard_Bentley, Corning umor Bonsall, Davenport, siel W, the Hart- harnc folding er has returned here from i to-day agreed the retired list amounts to §797,%00, and that it is alleged that quite a number of them were placed on the list bocause they were incapaci: ated for active duty by their own immoral conduct and vicious habits, and for other reasons than that they had arrived at the age of 62 ye ot _on acconnt of wounds or in- uries r A or disabilities incurred in the ine of their official duties. A representative of maval interests s it would be a godsend to navy if Mr. Thomas' inquiries should lead to “a purging of the retired list of men who have been retired below the age of instead of ¢ dismissed from the service, because 1y had wreeked themselves by dissipation and imwo tices, 3 THE A MEETING, The cabinet, at its meeting to-day, consid- ered the propriety of urging legislation to in- demnity the Chinese for losses sustained by thew i the recent outbreaks in the west, par- arly in Wyaming and Washington terri- 1 s cansed by the Springs,: (Wyo.), ady been filed with the sec: state. ‘The silver question was also 1 'Willi respoet {0 the torm answer to be mada by the ary of the treasury to Mr. Bland's resolution calling for inforn tion in regard to the silver policy of the ministration. o ARMY NOMINATIONS WITHDRAWN. The president hias withdrawn the following army nominations, made on the Sth inst Licutenant Colonel Nelson B. 8 weitzer to b colonel; Major Lewis Merrill to be lieu- tenant colonel; Captain Edward J. Spanld- ing to be major: First Lientenant Colonel Augur to b ptain: Sccond Licutenant Alonzo L, O'Brien to be first lieutenant. the president says, is owing the rment of - Colonel Hatehy, ighith valry, practically ~ setiling a - very important question in military promotions, The president, in ef- fect, maintained that an ofticer who lias been incapacitated for active service, though not yet retived, is not competent to ‘il a higher position than the one for which Le had been fourd disqualified. The promotion upon which the question hinged was that of Ma, Lewis Merrill, of the § to be licutenant colonel of the V) ced Licutenant Colonel Sweitzer, the nediate successor of Colonel Hateh, Had jor Merrill been promoted he would soon e been retired with the inereased rank and pay of a lieutenant cotonel. As the ease stands he will be retired as a major, and the nest major below him, Major John K, Mizner, Fitth cavalry, will receive promotion. Senate. WasnINGToN, Feb, 16,.—A memorial was presented by Mr. Plumb from the legislature of Kansas, praying congress to provide for a right of way for railroads through Indian teritory. A petition from the bankers and merchants avannah (Ga.), for the repeal of the silver coinage law, was presented by M Brown, who said he did so out of respect for the high character of the petitioners. He, liowever, tould not ngree with the sentiments expressed in the petition, and said he could obtain petitions sizned by hundreds of thou- sands of people of thit state against the repeal of the silver coinageact. Referred. Ir. Morrill, from the committee on finance, reported favorably the house bill providing that the treasurer of the United States may, with the consent of the treasury, authorize the assistant treasurer to e, and that in the necessary absence of cither treasurer, with like consent, they may designate a clerk of the treasury department to be acting asurer. The bill wa sting emergency in the treasury department. 2 An awendment was adopted, providing tiat the power tained in the ‘bill should expire in si After consid recommit the bill to the uce commitee for further consideration was agreed to. At 2 0'clock Mr. Jackson ook the floor on the edueation bill. He said that inasmuch as the design of the measure was not to ¢ tablish nationat schools but to give tempor- ary aid to the states for purposes of edues tion, he would support it. He dweltbriefly on the question of suffering in the south, and the ind ty of education of voter: that suifrage may not be corr Tast tall, wetary consider Iy, 1. followed. He yielded to mo regard for education, but he would never consent to transfer to the gen- cral zovernment the duty of a state, espe- 1ly as there ws n the const tution for this dey, n government pol- iey. Il admitted the force of the argument made by the friends ot this Dill, t whole country ought to assist in contributing to the expense of educating the colored peo- ple, and in order to carry out that idea, M 1 would be willing'to vote for an propriation of the proceeds of the sale of pub- lie lands to be devoted to this purpose, Mr, Pugh said he had voted' forthis bill in o the instructions of his legislaure, colleague (Morgan) had offered an amendment a short time ago to an appropri tion bill by which several thousand ufilm.& were to be dedicated to the work o ssting the ravages of the abillar and investis ing the devastation of the cotton worm. Pugh could not how congress could have the power to arrest the 1avages of the e pillarin_certain localities in ¢ n state and not have ihe power to arrest the rava of ignorance, were local evil, the other w peril. M the bill constitutional and added 1l as useless for anybod say that the people of the south did not want this measure passed. Mr, Coke said the teachers did not repre- sent the people of Texas, That state was almost solidly demoeratic, and the last dem- oeratic convention denounced this bill. Here the debate closed 1 The eredentials of the re-election of Mr, A, P. Gorman were presented by Mr, Wilson, ad and filed, senate then adjourned, . 16,—Mr. Hammond, from the judiciary committce, to which was referred the resolution directing that the comwiittee inquire under what law the attor- ney general had autliority in the nawe of the United States and at the expense of the Un ated States, at the instance and in the in- terest of private corporations. to institute and carry on, or defend o ifs to cancel o annil a'telephono | d to United States eitizens on account of inventions or discoveries reported, The tesolution, which dopted, requesis the committen'on ju- ary (o answer the guestion asked by said plution and adviso the house o the nt state aw on the s t, and 10t any amendinent thereto which may be noediul, My, Laird, from the committee on military s, veported the bill anthorizing tie president 1o rase two regiments of volunteer cavalry in Now Mexico and Arizona to sup- wess Tndian hostil Reterred to commit- ¢ of the whole, Mr. Riges, trom the committer on post- stroads, reported back the bill g all vesséls of the United States to carry Is to and from foreign ports when offered to them by ofiicers of the United States, Placed on tie house ealendar, In the commiftee the vote on_reporting this bill favorably stood 11 to 8, Messs, Blount, Bavry, Dockéry, Merriman, Jones, 'Warner uenther, Wakéiield, Ward and dizzs voted i the aflinmative 'and Messrs, s, Burrows and Miller in the negative. Birrow submit a minority report. o Jo AL lie same committee, s granting pensions to cyice who have © il employes of t! 0 rvice for twenty years. Laid on the in th table. The house then went into commitiee of the whole, Mr, & ger in the chair, on the Fitz John Port A After de the committee rose and the house took a recess until 7 o'clock, the even- ing session to be for further consideration of the Fitz John Porter bill, Attlie cening sessian of the house the Fitz-John Porte taken up. Messis. Brown, Rowells, Perkins and Peters opposcd tho bill The committes then rose and the house adjourned, Bland and His Dollar. WasHINGTON, Feb, 16.—Iu the house to- from the conimitiee on coin- weights and measures, reported. ad. 1y Blaud’s bill for free coinage or silver, and it was placod on the o Bland | obtained leave to flé a minority report, and | stuted the hiouse would be asked to consider {" the bin at the-eardiest opportunity, OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 17, 1886, WHAT GARLAND WILL DO. The Attorney Says He Does Not In- tend to Resign. WasnineToy, Feb, 16.—Attorney General Garland to-day said to the agent of the Asso- clated press he had nothing new to say con- cerning the manner in which he became in- terested in the Pan Electric Telephone com- pany, or the circumstances under which the snitat Memphis against the Bell company was instituted by direction of the solicitor general last antumn, “for,” he added, “my published statement to the president last October said everything 1 know about those matters, and my aititude in regard to them Tias not changed in the least since then. Be- sides this, it now appears {hat an investiga tion eovering the whole question is to be had by the house of representatives, and L am glad of it, and hope it will be thorough and complete, and that all there s of it will be = revealed and made pubkie, Tn advance of this inyesti- gation, whiel 1 heartily weleome, I feel dis- inclined to go into the subject in detail, but T will say this, however, it 1s asseited by some persons that as 1 am'a member of a rival company to the Bell company, and the gov- ernment is now prosecuting a suit against the Bell telephone patent, this suit may re- sult to my benefit or advantace, and that, too, while Lam at the head of the departmeny of justice, through the solicitor general, of which ' suit to be carried on, and that therefore something should be done by me to relicve myself and the admin- istration from the apparently delicate situ tion ind . 1have considered this sug- gestion in_ all its bearings, as far as Lam able, and 1 recognize the fact that there is mueh in it worthy of thought. I have dis- cussed inmy mind most thoroughly what I could and ought to do, in view alone of this te of the case, and 1 have determined to steps to meet this ina way that will, 1 nk, receive the approbation of all the peo- ple who really xlh« re to be satislied. This would be at once consummated, but as the investigation by the house 18, now to proceed, _do not think it right for me to do’ anything, ot ex- plain what T intend to do, until the investiga- ion is concluded, as my motives in view of this investization might be misconstrued. But, whatever the result of the investization may be, I will carry out and execute the de- termingtion I have reached, and of which 1 have already spoken: and more than this, I hope you do not expeet me tosay or indicate.” “But, Mr. Attorney General, will you allow me to inquire whethier this foreshadows your resignation from the cabine! “No, it does not.” ———————— ER-STA COMMERCE. On the Subjec ToN, Feb., 16,—Mr. Cullom to«ay reported a substitute for the bill to regulate commerce recently submitted by the commit- on inte e commerce, and gave notice lie would soon ask the senate to set a day for its consideration. The important sections of the bill have been revised and somewhat modified by the committee. As the bill now stands its provisions apply to the transportation ot passengers and _ freight by railroad, or partly by railroad and partly by water, when both & used for continuou: carriage between states and between the United States and foreign countri The seetions prohibiting unjust di ination and the giving of undue preferences are not materi- ally changed. The charging of more fora shorter than for a longer distance is prohibit- ed, with the proviso that the commission make exceptions o this requirement when found necessary in special cases where there is water competition. All rates must be pub- lished so far the commission may ftind it practicable to do, and in such manner as may he prescribed, Advances in published rates are prohibited, except after ten days public noti reductions may be made without publicnotice ‘The courts are given authority to compel ith the reqnirements in regard { by mandamus, and may, 1 railroads from c ing on business until they comply. For vio- lations of the act the officers and agents of corporations are made subject to c eachi offense, and corporations are m liable to all persons injured, for all da i by sueh violation. Compl to the commiiss person, firm, corpora- or ~ association, any merchantile, cultural or manufacturing society, ny body politic or municipal organization, or by any state Iroad commission, and shall be” investigated unless the matters complained of are promptly adjusted at the request of the comimissi The facts ascer- tained by the commi in s stigas tion: e mude prima facie cvider inall judicial proceedings, and ample provision is made for enforcing the recomnmendations of the commission through the courts when necessary occn by tion - RAL ASSEMBLY. ‘What the Hawkeye Senate and House Yesterday. Drs MoiNes, lowa, Feb. 16,—The special order of the house to-day was Brown’s bill for compelling the owners of adjoining lands to join in building partition fences, A long de- bate followed, which ended by a vote of 49 to 40 in striking out the enacting clause, he judiciary committee, to whom had been referred the charges against Judge Iayes, held a meeting this morning and heard the arguments of Milton Remley of lowa City, and John Mahin of Muscatine, in tavor of jurisdiction of the legislature to pass upon the charges. This evening the committee decided by a vote of 8 to 6 to report to the house that the es against Hayes warvant an investi- gation by special committee appointed for that purpose. In the senate the aflernoon was spent in diseussing Hutehing' bill for continuing the halt mill tax to raise a fund for a soldiers’ home and provide for repairs to the charitable institutions — of the state. The chate developed sowe opposition to continuing the extra half mill ax, though the general sentiment of the sen- favored a soldiers’ home, Amendments restrieting the purpose ol the bill to provid- ing fora soldiers” home were voted down, and the bill finally passed substantially as re- ]..‘.nl.ulunlm senate, but two votes, those of arle and Hendrie, being against it, LAID AT REST. remonies of the Dead at Seymour's Funeral, . ¥eb, 16,—The funeral of ex- cymont took place from Old ‘Trinity chureh at 2 o’clock to- Rev, Dr, Good- rich of Calvary church, offered prayer at Roscoe Conkling’s residence with the family and relatives of thedeceased at 1:30 p, m, After the funeral services in the church the remains were taken to Forest Hill cemetery and placed in a ehapel of roses, where the sculp- tor, David Richard, of New York, took a cast the face preparatory to waking a marble bust of the ex-governor, The weather was cold and disagreeable, At 9 o'clock the doors of the Conkling mansion were thrown open for the public to view the e ns of the illustri- ous dead. For three hours erowds of people from Utica and suwrrounding towuns filed into the house and past the cask aking o The body reposed in a casket of red cedar, covered with black broadeloth, with oxidized trimmings similarly covered The llllllltz of the caskel was of Cuir colored atin, and the cover for the entire length was of glass. The oxidized silver plate let into the shrine on the cover bore the following n: eymour, born May 1, 1510, died Simple € A number of very b ed_from Washiu iy and other about the easket. autiful floral tributes, ton, New York, Al- Dlaces, Weré placed on and -y Non-Partisan Plan, 16.—The Pu bill for artisan election of police commissioners in eities passed the senate. The coneurrenc of the house is conceded. ‘The bill s in- tended especially for Cineinn Pugsley's | provement in his pa ALL THE NEWS OF NEBRASKA A Prominent and Respected Oitizen of Hast- ings Passes Away, OLLD SARPY GIRT WITH STEEL More Miles of Raflrond Than Any County in the State—Red Clond Ablaze With the G. A. R. En- campment—Fatalities. Death of an Excellent Nebraskan. HaAsTINGS, Neb., Feb, 16— [Special.|--This community was saddened this morning by the announcement of the death of L. D. Dent, who has been a prominent citizen of Hast- ing for the past six years, His death has not been unexpected, as le had been very sick with typhoid tever for about three weeks, be- ing stricken with that disease shortly after his return from a trip to Washington, Mr. Dent has been a resident of Iastings for about six years and has always been fdentified with the interests of the city and state, During his earlier residence here he was engaged in the practice of law. Two weeks after the first publication of the Adams County Democrat the deceased became interested in that enterprise as one of the editors and proprictors, the firm name reading Thompson & Dent. Asan editor he showed considerable talent, being a ready and forcible writer. After remaining a member of the firm of Thompson & Dent for about one year the deccased dissolved the connection and went to Butte City (Mont.), where he again engaged in the newspaper business, Returning to Iastings in the latter part of 1881 Mr. Dent entered the City National bank, of which his brother-in-law, Mr, L. I, Tower. of Omaha, was then president. After the removal of Mr. Tower to Omaha Mr. Dent assumed the management of the real estate and loan busi- ness of L. H. Tower & Ci of this city, a position which he accepted until he was taken with his last sicknes: Mr. Dent wasa firm and uncompromising adherent tothe demoeratic party, and tamed quite a prominence in- state political circles. In Iastings he wi exceedingly povular with all classes on ount of the liv interest he manifested in everything relating to the interests of the eity. His un- v all, He leaves a young wi id two children. the youngest buta few days old. At the request of the de- ceased the funeral will be held at sundown to-morrow (Wednesday) evening. 01a Sarpy’s Railroads. PariLLioN, Neb., Feb. 10.—[Special.]— Railroad matters are becoming complicated and interesting to Sarpy county land owners. The Missouri Pacific is oxerting every effort to complete its new line to Omaha. uninitiated it seems this little piece of road should have been built four years ago, when ight of way into Omaha could have been bought for half the rates now paid. For four the Missouri Pacific has paid the Union ic $60 for every train run over the latte road between Paplllion and Omaha—an ag- gregate great enotigh to build two lines of its own into the city. The B. & M., or its offspring, the Omaha & North Platte road, is })ufillim.' things lively on the Ashland cut off. Sarpy county will get two towns on this line, one about four miles west of Papillion, the other about five miles this side of Ashland. The first will die young, but the other will be a thriving place. It will command a big_territory, is near the famous Platte and Elkhorn bottom hay lands, and within a short distance of Convey's gold mine. But perbaps you may not have heard of this Sarpy county Aladdin. He is a little, old Iris] man, who owns a farm near Forest City Two years ago, while digging a well on his place, he struck a rich vein of gold quartz, took samples to the city, procured an assay, came home and soon received Papillion capi- tal to assist him in working the *‘find.” All went well for a little while, the assays prom- ised big returns, the quartz seemed inex- haustible, but for some reason the work sun- denly censed last summer and has not since been resumed. Soon after the discovery of this gold deposit land in that locality took a big jump upward, but later fell with a rude shock, only to be boosted again by sure pros- pects of a good town in that vieinity. Sarpy county will, when these two roads are completed, contain more miles of railroad in proportion to size than any other county in the state, and, thanks to the Van Wyekian tendencies of the people, not a dollar's worth of bonds have ever been voted to any road, The Grand Arn; RED CLoun, Neb, Feb, 16,—|Special Tele- gram. |—The Grand Army of the Republic holds its annual encampment here, com- mencing to-morrow. Our citizens have made every preparation possible for the entertain- ment of the guests. Masonic hall has been convyerted into a dormitory. Those who can- not secure accommodations at the hotels will be entertained at private houses. Lar, bers of delegates and visitors ived on the avening trains, The weather is fine, and the indications are that this will be the largest encampment ever held in Nebraska, Our streets present a lively appearance, The ¥ eter cornet band gavea moonlight balcony serenade iu frontof the Gardner house this evening, The department headquarters are at the hotel, and the eneampment exercises will be held in the opera house, Lively times are expected in the election of officers and determining the location of the next reunion. Accidentally Shot. LOWNVILLE, Neb,, Feb, 6,—[Special Tele- gram.|—Silas C. Johnson of Brownville, aged 60 years, acaidentally shot and killed himselt while returning ftaom work at 3 p. m. to-day. Mr. Johnson was a well-known and vespected citizen, Killed By a Rnoaway Team, BANCROFT, N, Feb, 16,—[Special,]— Daniel McKeegan, a farmer living near town, was killed by his team running away yest day morning, Theuntortunate man wa years of age, unmarried and well-to-do, - “Doc" Baggs Did the Work, Brooyixgroy, Feb. 16.—The astounding confidence game, which was perpetrated here Iast Thursday. bywhieh George Braduer, an old business man, was beated out of §5,- 00), was almost certainly done by the no- torious “Doc” Baggs, formerly of Denver and wore recently of Chicago, seen here on Wednesday I? A rai who knew him intiwatély for years in Colo- rado. He was stopping at the Ashley hous Baggs was several times talking 10 a grq haired man during Wednesday. Baiy: description as given by the man who tal to him, tallies exactly with that given by Mrs. Davis of the operator who rented a réom in her house in w hith the job was done, e — John B. Gough Stricken Down. PriLABELPUIA, Feb, 16.—The condition of Johin B. Gough, who was last night strick- en down with apoplexy: remains unchanged. Throughout the night and up to noou to-day he was unconselous PHILADELPAIA, Feb. John B. Gough's physician reports at midnighit there is uo im- ent’s condition, To the | THE POWER OF THE PRESS, Sam Small's and Sam Jones' Success Due to Its Assistance. CIcAGO, Feb, 16.—(Special Telegram.|— Rev. Sam Small, the avant courier of Rev, Sam Jones, arrived here to-day. He has come hero to clear the ground for a revival campaign to be earried on for the next month or more by himself and his associate, In re- viewing the remarkable crusade inaugurated by the twain at Cincinnati, Rev. Small ascribed the suceess of Rev. Jones and him- self largely to the co-operation of the daily newspapers, He sald: “Wherever they have given their encouragement and support to our mectings, they have helped them largely to succe: We donot ask any en- dorsement of our methods from the press or the pulpit or anybody else, The newspapers are the best evangelists if they only exercise the power they have, and no evangelists can hope to have more eflicient revival aid than the newspaper press, The Cincinnati papers told us that they had given orders to give a pretty full report of our first meeting. Then after that they thought that aquarter of a column a day would be safti- cient to devote to our meetings, They began to publish two, three, and then on to five six and six and a half columns a day. Their cirenlation ran up many thousands every day in consequence, and the newspapers spread the revival over a country forty or fifty miles in diameter instead of confining it to so small a diameter as Cineinnati, It arouseda religious feeling and started all the churches into revivals, and they have now the most universal religious movement in that section of the country they have ever had.” There was a very large crow voll hall in the afternoon to hear + Small when he reviewed the work at Cineinnati. i LABOR TROUBLES, New York Oar Drivéfs Make Demands That are Acceded. New York, Feb, 16 r drivers on the Fourth avenue street e struck this morning becanse of the failure of the compa- ny to keep its agreement, No cars are run- ning on the line, The agreement between the drivers and officers of the Broadway and Seventh streets, and Broadway surface roud, whereby drivers are to receive 5 per day of twelye hours, with the hour for dinner, went into efiect yesterday. The new - rangemient is very satisfactory. The arrangement between the drivers amd the Fourth ayenue company also took efiect yesterday. In the afternoon the drivers be came suspicious that the company did not in- tend to carry out the lefter of the” agreement, and they threatened to strike unless the agreement was enforeed. A meetmg of drivers was held last night and it was de- cided to quit work this morning inasimuch ompany had failed to fuliill its contrs his morning not a car left the depot and, aresult, the Third avenue and Broadway lines were erowded. * ‘Phe men say the company, thongh promis- ing to pay ‘them $2 day for twelve hotirs work, with half an hour for dinner, Dad violated their agreement by paying only half the drivers and conductors that amount, the other half receiying from $1.20 to £1.80 each, Besides many of the men had been transf the Thirty-second street stable to the ixth street stables, and vice versa, causing them to pay 10 cents ud- ditional for car fare. ‘I'ne delegates tor the men endeavored to have the agrecment car- d out, but Supermtendent Skitt, to whom the men'lay the blame, refused, sayi the ol men were getting full monoy was “tripping” men, that make fewer tri that were receiving less amounts, and he thonght that they ought to be satisfied. ‘The striking car criv held 4 meeting this morning when the assistant superinten- dent of the Fourth avenue road, on behalf of the company, asked the executive committee of the drivers to _call upon Superintendent Skitt at the depot and he would sign the agreement which caused the trouble. The wmen replied that the superintendent would have to come to their halland sign the agree ments in the presenec of the men, beea they had been deceived by the company b fore. These agreements provide that tivelv hours shall constitute a da: 3 that the men who work full time 11 e two <a day and that nomore_than twenty s per day shall be made. The men so far intained good order. A settlenient is ex- pected. @The company acceded to all the demands of the men this evening, and traflic on that line was resumed at 8:30 to-night. Chronic Rickers Cause a Lock-Out CHICAGO, Feb, 26,—The McCormick reaper works closed down at 9 o’clock this morning and 1,400 employes have to undergo foreed idleness, The threat of certain men to pre- cipitate a strike unless non-union men work ing in the the moulding department were « missed, appears to be the mmmediate cause for the suspension of operations, At a meet ing of dissatisfied employes last night, a committee was appointed to wait upon McCormick to-day, and insist upon the de- mand. McCormick hinted at yesterday’s conference if this condition was insisted on he would shut down his wotks indefinately, To-day he declined to meet the labor com- mittee, stating his time was otherwise fully employedand ordered u suspension of opera- tions. ‘T'he employes were dumfounded when in- formed at 9 o'clock this morning that their services were no longer required. Very few employesarein good cireumstances, and it the lock-out 15 long maintained many ot the families will suffer for the bare necessaries of life, In an interview to-day MeCormick snid: “Yesterday 1 had an agreementy as every- body knows, with that commitice, ‘The asked several unreasonable things, One wis that all the common laborers receive $1.00 per day, L granted it, I granted overy thin asked for butone. I fold them that Hie 1 to hire any ni white or black, unios non-union, Ira ant or Catholic, was som thing I would not surrender. Wliere we di agrecd on the matter of dollars and cents I yielded, Where we differed in a matter that involved principle 1 would not yield, "I also said we would have | no trouble about the matter, and to ayoid any trouble and to sustain that prine thie works would be closed this morning. W Simply because at their 1 ng last night they resolved that four or flve so-called non- union men employed in the moulders’ room must be discharged by me or they would strike and ereate a “disturban I have saved them the trouble,” Miners' Strike. Mo., Feb. 16.—The miners at Loomis & s mines, No. 4, Bevier, struck against a reduction of two conts per ton in the price of miniug coal, [ - Watterson's Condition, LOUVISVILLE, Fe Hon. Henry W son’s condition at 9 o'clock this morning was much satiisfactory to his physicians than it had been sinee Thursday, His temperature was reduced from 102, af’ midnight, to 9 45, His pul is still at 114, but his intellect is perfectly elear, At 6 O'clock this evening Waterson was somewhat better, though he was restless dor- ing the atternoon. It will be several days before the crisis is past, 1 LOUISVILY At 11 o'clock to- night Watterson’s symptows were still fayor- able, “This is his 46th birthday, R o The Dry Goods Trade. NeW YoRrk, Feb, 16.-Last w s storm and floods caused large dumage to cotton wills, and the production of goods has been interfered with considerably. Lonsdale and Hope bleached cotton are lessened one-thivd for several weeks. The Amoskeag manutac- turing companies are closed entlrely, 1The Whittenton mill sl d wuch, The mar- ket has shown no general demand, but under the intluence of advaneced wages and higher cost_of wmanufactures, values gonerally much firmer. Awoskeag A C A tickings, Awoskeag and Pearl river denins, Pearl river tickings and Excelsior ehecks are ad- vaneed each dge.d l Maco: SHERMAN AND THE PRESS, Tecamseh Relieves His Mind On the Tyranny of the Lever. NEw Yok, Feb, 16,.—[Special Telegram. | ~The Tribune says: Gen. Sherman _has re- mained here since Gen. Hancock's funeral, but will return to St. Louis to-day. The publication in the Sun regarding the condition of the confederacy when Sherman offered Johnston terms of capitulation which, it is said, would have left the south in pos- session of its slaves and the states in the hands of existing governments, has caused considerable talk. The Tribune reporter asked the general about it yesterday and he replied: “I haven’t scen the atticle, al- though my attention has been called to it 1 shall not read it The tyranny of the press in this country is simply appalling. Itis worse than the old tyranny of the slaveholde It will cause a worse revolution than slavery did. [t will not be bloodless either. Wy the ossips of the press has de- stroyed the social freedom of interconrse, It has made men atraid of their neighbors, 1t has led to @ general suspicion and distrust, Noman ean open his mouth any more and be sure that his confidence will be respeeted. No man can write to his acquaintanee and be sure that his letter will not appear in print. There is no comfort left in the land. Tam old and cannot be hurt by this condition of things, but it will be the bane of the rising generation, and they will be obliged to rebel against it There will be some sort of tron- bleand then the country will settle down again for a while, It scems as though the man who serves his country most is the tar- wet of the greatest amount of abuse from the press,” - FROM OTHER LANDS, Terrible Accident at Liverpool—-Num- ber of Men Killed. Liverroorn, Feb, 16.—A portion of the Shipperies Exhibition building in yprocess of construction in this eity, collapsed to-lay while several score of workmen were engaged upon it. Most of them have been reco ed from the wreck, eighteen of them with broken limbs, These have been sent to the hospitals. It is known that several men w killed by the acendent whose bodies remain buried in the debris, Fought on the Land Plank. Loxbos, Feb. 16,—~Lord De Vesei, in re- DIy to Gladstone’s communication in relation {0 the wants and .wishes of the Irish people, says that heconsiders that the late par mentary elections were fought on plank rather than on the question nment. The idea of self-government anish when the Jand question is settle ‘I'he loyalists, hie says, share in the liberal de- sire to assimilate the law systems of Ireland and Lygland. Declares Himself. b John Dillon presided at a meeting of the Dublin vranch of the National league held in this city, and made several important dec! 1 his address, Among otirer things Dillon “We are now on the eve of achieving liament for freland. We will only accept the completest form of home rule. ~When we have that, then I and other Irish extremists will join fands with the Englishman,” The Servian Pretender Tripped Up LoNDON, Feb, 16,.—~A dispateh from Bel- grade says a condpiracy has been discovered there to overthrow King Milan and place up- on the throne Prince Alexand - geviteh, Several persons who are wWith being implicated have been The prince has long been a pretender Servian throne, John Dillon England’s Ultima(um, Loxpoy, Feb. 16.—Lord Roscherry, the new minister for foreign affairs, has reiter- ated to the Greek government that England is fitm in her resolution to oppose war be- tween Greece and Turkey. UNDER WATER, Boston Ground Coming to View— Damage in Other Playges. Boston, Feb. 16.—The water which for four days has covered two square miles of he cits in the Roxbury distrietthas for the most partdisappeared. Great mortality in the flooded districts is expeeted, The people are coming to the station houses at the rate of one every ten minutes andasking for aid. In addition to coal, woodk and eclothing, medieines are in demand and doctors walk along the streets in company with the police and agents of the poor, dealing oul drugs and cordials to those who need them, S large {urniture wagons ®re kept busy d tribuling food and fuel to the ne HaverinLy, Mass, Feb, the Mertimae river shows 0o signs of falling here. All along ifs banks the people have beéen movi Jods and preparing for the lood that is expeeted when the ice breaks, Futileattempts havebeen made to blow up the ice gorze with dynamite, Ln most of 1 torics work is suspended. Up the viver large oaks and elms are forn up and prostrate, and logs nd lumber are seattered i ks the path o 3 tlooded distri of the damazed, Lowirn, Mass,, I b1t s estimated that 50,000 persons have been thrown tenipo wily oitof cmployment by the freshet here. - A Wrecked River Fleet. 51, Lours, Feb, 16,—~Sixteen boats of the government fieet which broke from their moorinzs at Carroll Island, bave only been Among the wost valuable was the steamer, which was seriously damaged. Five othiers are known to ve sunk. ‘The loss will reach about $2,000 e of the boats are not caught dowh the viver, saved, - A Blaze in Paris, Garvesron, Feb, 16,—A sp News from Pavis, Texas, says: block on Grand Avenue burned fust Loss, $55,000, insuranee unknown, Catarrh Cured Catarrth is a very prevalent disease, with st and offensive symptoms, Hood's Sarsaparilla gives ready relief and speedy cure, from the fact it acts through the blood, and thus every part of the system, reh filteen years, Took Hood's Barsaparillaand I am not troubled any with catartly, and my general health Is much better,” 1. W, Liviis, Fostal Clerk Chicago & St Louis Railroad, 1 suffered with catarrh 6 or § years ; tried many wonderful eures, inhalers, ete., spends ingnearly one hundred dollars without benefit 1 tried Jood's Sursaparilla, and was greatly improved.” 3. A, ABLEY, Worcester, Mass, night, 1 guffered with ea Hood's Sarssparilla I8 characterized by three peculiariti t, the combination ot remedial i proportion; 3d, 1he wrocess of g the active medicinal qualities, The result is a medicine of us strength, cffeeting cures hitherto end for book eontaining additlonal eviden “Hlood's Barsaparilla tones up my systers puiitics my L) orks City, ood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by all dpuggists, §1; six for 85, Made @niy by C. L HOOD & CO., Luweli, Mass. 100 Boses Ono Dollar. THE POSTMASTERS' POWWOW They Resolve to Point With Pride to the Present Postal System. SECTION ON SLENDER SALARIES: The Arduons Duties of the Conntry Stamp Licker Cited-Box Ront Injustices Complained Of— The Procecdings. The Fourth Rate Meeting. CieAGo, Feb, 16.—At the second days ses slon of the postmasters’ national convention, the committeo on mailing letters recoms mended to congress that allpostal clerks be supplied with cards, and they shall enter thercon all letters, cards and papers and their denomination and return to the mailing point, and that the respective postofiice re- ceive eredit for such mail. Adopted. The committee on was un- able to make any tions, The committee appointed to report on special de- livery submitted a report recommending that the special delivery system bo extended to all towns and cities of 4,000 population, After a long discussion the report was adopted, The commiltee on postiasters’ bonds submitted o resolution that corporas tions bo taken as scewity on postmasters ponds, Adopted, “The commit- e on postal savings banks and postal tele- graph reported they did not consider it withs inthe provinee of their convention to con- sider the question of legislation on these subjects, and recommended that the subject bellowed to remain with the wisdon of congress and the recommendations of the postoftice department. Some of the delegates desired to plunge into the topie, but the re- vort was adopted without deb The com- mittee on box rent submitted a reso- Tution which was I, declaving that under the postal 1570, in order to induce postmasters to construet and main- tain suitable boxes for the accommaodation of the publie, postmasters were permitted to re- ceive rents arising from said boxes and the tof cong f March 3, 1883, m; the rent of these boxes payable to the United ates government, that the action of the government in receiving rents tor property which it does not own is certainly unjust that the government should purcha and_own all postoflice boxes neces saryfor the convenicnce of patrons of the various vostoflices of the fourth class, doing a business of 3500 per annum, and ali boxes used in the third class, and réceiye all reve- nues therefrom, and’ where suitable boxes are already provided that the government be requested to purchase said boxes, e comnit organization of posts masters mutua t associations reported ccommending the formation of an associas 1 it would under- of forming a so- pd insure the lives of its members, provided a sufliclent number, as a- guarantee of good faith, advanced the sum of $2asa prelimin Adjourn D . Afier reassembling, the committee on resos lufions made the following report: We, the representatives of the postmasters of the United States of the third and fourth el , in national couvention assenibled, hereby resolve 3 1—That we point with pride to the postal system of the United States as built up and xtended by successive administrations of the national government, until it stands to- day a marvel of simplicity, economy and ef- ficieney, transacting the most complicated and laborious of publie duties with such facils i i nd dispat to command and confiden —Thatin th i 10 congross relative to postal nize cland’s administration worthy suceessor o any which preceded it In Postmaster General Vilas and Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson we recognize wnest and consistent champions of every aluable improvement in the postal seryice and in the condition of its employes, That we realize the relative position which the third and fourth elass postmasters retain to the publie, and that we earnestly recommend that each individual postmaster consistently study public convenience and in every way possible aid the department in making the service more eflicient and of greater nsetuls ness to the public. ssent operation of the postal regulation the saluries and allow= ances of thivd and fourthh class postinasters been found by practieal experienc work great hadslip {0 the incumbents of those ofi ‘The reasonabledemands of the public as to convenience inthe handling of. nail make the administration of {hese oflices very expensive in proportion to the salaries allowed, these expenses having to be borne entirely by the postmasters out of their : ries, and in all cases conswine a v poriion of it, and in_most e more than three-quarters of — it, leav ing them as a return for the ontire time devoted to the postal serviee of the pul in positions of gre Eponsibility and eonstant labor and w fulncss, 4 conpensation which is entirely ins adequate and out of proportion to the fabor a8 | and responsibility involved, 4 N tion, the offici s third and fourth cf ers of the United States, To them we de gate the duty of preparing a memorial tocons gress specifying i particular the irregulavi- tics in the present o w as effecting sal- aries and compensation ; authorizing them to prepar and ave submitied to suitable legislation looking nAtors and represens ceomimend these, our ssentatives, respeetfully asking for them fatient hearing and equitable consideration of the elaims which they may present, having the utmost confidence that' the representas ives of Uie people in congress will afford to ir postal servants sufficient means to fairly meet” the reazonable requirements of the people in regard to the proper administras Hon of their offie "Mhe reso'utions were heartily applanded and adopted without question. Tlhie committce on_money mended the “letter of zaviea'” be abolished as cumbersome, and (hat (e name of the ceand remitter be written on the face of order and a copy entered on the stub after the style of (ho 1t postal note. The cominitte unended th eharged on issuing mone! d o follows: orders recoms fees S1to $10 8§10 to 815 5 to E to 50 to . to 3100, 0 It was resolved committeo of five with the i J. 1 to appoint ‘an advisory 1o work in conjunction | Lcommitte T as made a member of the The couvention then adjourned, - Six Persons Burned to Death, MiwAUKEE, Feb, I'he Evening Wie- consin's special from Plymouth, Wis., sayss This city was startled this morning by intel- ligence received by courier and since cons firmed, that James Ehle, wife, father and three children, and a Mrs, | per= ished by the burning ot Elle’s residence in the western part of the town of Greenbore, this county 1y hour this m ;rnluf. As the hired man alone escaned, and as he s known to be of a vicions “character, it is thought that the fire and loss of life is the result of revengeful incendiavism, ‘I'he res mains of some members of the family have been taken from the roins, An ide quest is in progress, - About as Bad as Reported, Moxtnear, Feb, Judge Yates of Peoria (I1L), who acted as curator to o rieh widow of that place, and who, after having squandered her fortune of over £1,000,000, Land deserted his wife and family, Der with A young Woman na whowm it is alleged he had nine and who tled with biig, been (raced to this city, 'Ihewowman is still liers, but Yatas dise vl a few days azo, huving, it shit, dizeovered the presence of sevei 5 Ui L ¢