Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 16, 1886, Page 1

—— DEFEAT SURE IN TIIE HOUSE, Morrison's Tariff Measure Withont a Show of Buccessful Passage. A LOBBYIST ON THE FLOOR. Senator Wilson Denies One of His Statements—Weaver's Contested Scat—-Ex-President Arthur's Iness—General Notes. WasniNaron, March 15—[Special Tele- gram. |—Representative MeKinley said to your correspondent this afternoon that the committee on ways and means would undoubtedly complete the consider- ation of the Morrison tariff bill in time to report it by the 50th of this month, the | ing from parties interested having closed, “Do you think there will be any material change made in the bill by the committee ¥ asked, “No,” replied Major MeKinley, “Ithink it will be returned to the house in about the same form it was first introduced, Mr. Morrison seems to have the majority of the committee with him solidly, but we intend to appeal from the committee on W and means to the committes ot the whole nouse,” and the major smiled sign ou think the bill will be defeated, then?” “Yes, I think so, and without any doubt.” Major McKinley, it is understood, will make the re- port for the winority of the committee, as he did upon the famous horizontal tariff bill by the same author two y ago. It was one of the strongest protective arguments ever made, General Browne, Messrs. Kelly, Reed and Hiscock, and other republican meibers of the committee on ways and means, say the measure will be defeated, 11 DES MOINES RIV ANDS, Ex-Representative Van Voorhees of Roch- ester, New York, was on the floor of the house this morning. He took occasion to commend the course of the president in the matter of the veto of the Des Moines river lands bill, and incidentally attempted to work up sentiment among the New York state members against the proposition to pass the Dbill over the veto. In carrying out his purpose Mr. Van Voorhees asserted that Senator Wilson had previously worked and voted against a simi- Jar measure. Your correspondent saw Sen- ator Wilson later and was assured that the statement made by Mr .Van hees was| utterly without found- ation. The ovponents of the bill are working hard to prevent its passage over the veto, but the efforts ot such men as Van Voorhees in this direction will certainly prove futile if they are based upon such mis- statements as these set afloat by the hot- headed ex-congressman from Rochester 1E WEAVE MPBELL CAS] Judge Cook, who hes been here for some time as attorney for General Wi inthe Campbell-We contested election case from the Sixth lowa district, left here this morning for his home in Iowa. Before his departure he stated that he would leave his case in good hands—that Representa- tive Ben Hall would take charge of it. Iall is a member of the house committee on elcetions, and this is the first time on rec- ord, if true, of & member of a committen act- ing 03 attorney in n case penaing before the committec. I doubt tho truth of the statement, for Mr. Hall Lias been regarded ir man heretof EX-PRESIDENT ARTIUR HOPELESS 1T A private letter received here to-day states that ex-President Arthur s hopelessly ill, and that his most intimate fricnds have no hope of his recovery. His stomach and liver have broken down until they do not properly perform their functions, and he has general- ly declined in health. When Mr. Arthur left the white house littlo over a year ago he told a friend that e very much needed abso- Iute rest, and that it would take many months to restore him to the vigor he took to the ex- ecutive mansion. The letter closes with the positive declaration from the writer that the ex-president would not live a fortnight, AN ERROR CORRECTED, It was the Wilson instead of the MeMillan bill forfeiting to the state of lowa lauds granted to the Sioux City & St. Paul railrond that passed the senate on Friday last. The Wilson bill gives five'full sections of land or lands the company has already received. “The Wilson bill protects the settlers and their right, and is much better than the Me- Millan bill, which was by error announced to have been pass ISONAL MENTION, Representative Laird has returned from Nebraska whither he went to atiend the burial of his brother. who was accidentally Killedu few days ago. THE PAN ¥ The House Committee Resumes Ine vestigation of the Affair, WaAsmiNGToN, March 15,-In the telephone Inyvestigation to-d Harris Rogers was re- called, and said that the gentlemen con- neeted with the Pan Electrie eompany were requested fo give their names as & guarante to outside parties that the company would be fairly and honorably econducted: an enter- prise based upon future possibilities required aranteo of men of national w(n.!_ullnu. o gave 810,000 stock to Richard Winter- sith of Kentucky. The witness also stated that au effort had n made to have him ap- pointed electrician of the house of represent- atives, In which Senators Harris and Gar- Innd had interested themselves, Such ap: pointinent wonld, witness said, huve enabled hiin to carry on experiments whien would alike ben |f) the government and the Pan Electrie company. ~ The examination will be renewed on Moxnday. W CONGRESS, Senau FORTY-NI WasmNaron, Mareh 15.—Among the pe- titions presented and referred to the com- wittees, were a number from local assem- blies of the Knights of Labor throughout the connty, fayoring tho building of the Lenne- iition was agreed to, to appoint It D. D, of Washington, chapl te, A bricf diseussion of the house bill in- excasing the pensions of widows and denen- dent relatives of deceased soldiers, the seuato adiourned ont of respect to the memery of Revpesentative Haln, House. Wasiminaron, March 15— Immedintely after the reading of the journal the honse ad- Journed, out of respect to the memory of Michaci Hahn of Louisiana, The American Hog. Wasixnaron, Maieh 15,—Representative Phelps, of New Jersey will, under the eall of States to-moirow, bresent a moemorial from thie New Jersey state board of i 1ray g co) ess 1o wake dilizent tion iufo the reasons why American pork absolutely and otlier countries, One Nomination. WAsHINGTON, Mareh 15-~The president to-day sent the following nomination to the senate; To be postmaster at Abingtoun, 11L, Thales E. Given, Death of an Ex-Govelaor. SAN Francisco, N Wiliam Liwin did illuess, xeluded from Gerutany, Austia | OMAHA, TUESDAY MORNING. MARCII 16, 1836, IOWA LEGISLATURE, General Proceedings—A Protest En- tered by the Democrats, Des Morss, Towa, March 15—The senate passed on the third reading the Gatch bill for the organization and regulation of mu- tual benefit associations, Scott introduced a concurrent resolution authorizing the board of capitol commissioners to employ Mrs. Har- riet Keteham to make a marble statue of some one of Towa's distingnishied men deceased. Sutton, chairman of the committee on aps propriations, introduced a resolution asking that his committee be given until March 24 in whieli to report. Adopted. The senate then indefinitely postponed a large num! bills reported unfavorably by the cornmittees, to which there was no objection, and passed several legalizing acts: also, the Wolfe bill providing for the election and compensation of county attorneys, ‘The house having re- fused to conenr in the senate amendments on the bitl regulating medieal practice and the senate refusing to recede, the president appointed Caldwell, McCoy and Bolter as a comuiittee on conference to meet a like com- mittee from the house. In the house a large number of legalizing acts were passed. but nobills of general im portance, Holbrook and seventeen other democrats filed a protest inst the resolu- tion of censure for the president’s veto, pass- under the previous question on Saturday, They desired to have the protest entered in the journal. This oceasioned a sharp debate. Thompson of Linn, moved to refer the pro- test to the committee on judielary, claiming that a protest reflecting upon the action of the house was not in order, and could not be entered on the journal. Keatley, Hol- brook and others insisted it was, and pend- ing settlement of the question, the house ad- journed, i THE TRAIN ROBBERY. Peculiar Circumstance in Connection With Baggageman Watts, CuicaGo, March 15—A v important fact in connection with the investigation of the express robbery was made public this morning. It seems that at a conference of the express and railway officials and detectives yesterday, Baggageman Watts was aced under a rigid cross- examination. Wygant’s secretary toc few notes and went from the hotel” why the conference was held to the office to write out his notes. He did not arrive there, and after some hours search was instituted but no trace of the missing young man has been found. Wygant has every confidence in_his integri- ty and is sure that he has either been abduet- ed or met foul play. It is understood that under the severe ss-examintaion of the detectives, Watts made some valuable state- ments, but just what he has admitted cannot be ascertained, ‘The youthful MeDonald turned up to-night a demented condition ne coal ofice in nt part of the city. e conld give no nt account of himself, and his notes of eman’s statement are not to Lo here is no clue to the manner of ppearance oras to the cause of the stenographer’s sudden distraction, CHICAGO, Mareh ~—Daily News Morris (IlL.) specinl: Dbeing direeted towards the arres Humphreys, a local desperado, as the man who Killed Nlchots, the express messenger, His hair is the exact color of the handful found in the death cluteh of Nichols, Huwmphreys has not by scen since the murder, found. their di g d o LIFELESS ON A LIMB. Masked Texans Lynch a Suspected Horse Thief. GALVESTON, March 15.—The News' Cops peras Cave special says: Between 12and 1 o'clock last night o band of ecight masked men called at the house of T. O. Polk, seized him and carried him into the yard. where he was knocked down with a lieavy elub and revolvers, After dragging the insensible man some distance feet foremos t through the brush, the mob took Polk up and carried him balf ' mile and hung him to tree, where the body was found this morn: ing. Polk’s neighbors suspected him of be- longing to a_band of horse thieves who had been depredating Caryll county. No arrests liave been made. Sk eew THE FIf RECORD. A Furniture Factory Damaged $55,- 000 Worth. Cmcado, Mareh 15.—R. Deimal & Bro.s’ furniture factory was damaged by fire to- night, The loss to Deimal Bros. will be $43.000, and to A, 0. Slanghter, owner of the building, about $10,000, The’ insurance in is ample. 'The other losses ave in- considerable, Rolling Mills in Ashes. CuicAGo, March 15, —The Daily News' Pontiac, 111, special: ‘The Poutiac rolling mills, with several adjoining dwellings, were entirely burned to 'l'u{ lor Bros, owned the mills. Loss, $5 alf insured. 000 Collision at Sea. New York, Mareh 15,—One of the sailors of the Oregon this morning said that imme- diately after the collision the hulk of a sail- ing vessel was seen drifting slowly on the port side of the steamer, mrazing her side as she passed astern, is thought that she sank as s00n as sho eleared the Oregon, and as noneof hererew were on the Fulda, he presumed they ali had been drowned. il S Miners on a Strike. Prrrsnuna March 15, —Several hundred striking miuers in the Irwin district assem- bled at Trwin at 1 this morning and headed by a brass band marched to Manor mines,and persuaded the working colliers to join the strike, e Officials Very Indignaat. New Yonrk, March 15, —The oflicers of the law are very indignant regarding the suceess of Dempsey and La Blanche in eluding their vigilance, 'The district attorney declires he will tak pasures 1o put the participants and speetators in jail, Among the latu t is understood were a number of club men from New York and members of the stock exchange, which makes the situation so much more intéresting, L A Mystory Oleared Up, Kranyey, Neb, Mareh 13 egram,)—The body of George Hoge, who disappeared mysteriously from his home at Kearney last November, was found to-day two miles northwest of town. The inquest resulted in identifying the Lody as above, I'here were no marks of violence, Cause of death unknown, - The Fifticth Chess Game, w Onrreans, March The fiftieth game of cliess for the world championship, be- tween Zukertort and Steinitz, and the sixth gne of tho series in this city, was played this afternoon and ended in"# draw aiter forty-nine moves by Zukertort, who played witlh the white men, itz with the black, “Time, Zukertort, 1 hour, 12 miutes; Steinitz, 2 Lours 14 miniit - is Choice t News: Within twenty- four hours after the receipt of the news of the breaking out of the transcoutinen- tal passenger rate war, several citizens of a town in Tilnois called upon o gentle- Al 1 mlu--l Threeeard Juck, the spokes- ) 5 Vo liave boen doing some figuring. It will cost $47 to lynch und bury you, and the sae amonnt to send you fo San Frangcisco, Odds is the _dif e with us. If there is any d ce to you please let us know béfore 3 o'cloek.” Jack took the 2:30 train for the golden slope. He Took Wall Stre T - Don't fail to read the © & Palmep. 'T'he 1 will be ready for dyertisemeat of new horse mar- usiness by Apiii i. e ud torty-sight by Stéin- | CONTAGION AMONG CATTLE. The House Committee on Agriculture Con- siders the Subject. FAVORABLE REPORT ORDERED. Amendatory Provisions of the Hatch Bill, Governing the Killing of Discased Bovines and Pay Therefor, WASIIN 3 mittee on agriculture to<day instructed Rep- resentative Iateh to report favorably the bill prepared by him amendator: ot estab- lishing a bureau of animal . and industr providing means for the suppression of con- agious diseases among cattle. The limit of twenty persons as the number of employes to be allowed in the bureau of animal indus try is removed, and the number is left discre- tionary with the commissioner of agriculture, "The chief wmendment to the bill is in sec- ates to the suppression of contagions and infeetious diseases, T his seetion is amended as tollows: That it shall be the duty of the commis- sioner of agriculture to prepare such rules and regulations as he may deem necessary for the speedy and _effectual suppression and extirpation of said diseases, and to certify such rules and regulations fo the executive authority of each state and territory, and in- vite said anthorities to co-operate in'the exe- cution and enforcement of this act. Whenever the plans and methods of the commissioner of agriculture shall be accepted by any state or territory in which pleuro pheutnonia or other confagious, infectious or communicable disease is declared to exist, and whenever the governor of a state of other properly constituted authorities signity their readiness to co-operate for the extine- tion of any contagious, infectious or commu- nicable d e in conformity with the pro- visions of thisact,the commissioner of agricul- ture is hereby authorized to expend so much of the money appropriated by this act as may Dbe necessary in sueh_investigati ment for Is it is deemed necessary slaghter, i inafter provided, and i such disinfe nd other means of protec- tion as may be necessary to extirpate the di case: provided, that the comaissioner of agriculture shall cause a special investiza- tion to be made s to the existence of pleuro pneumonia, foot and mouth disease, and rinderpest in any part of the United States vere he may have reason to suspect their ex- nee, and upon di ot any of these iseases, the commission of agriculture, with the consent, approval er co-operation of the governor or~ other properly constituted authority of the state whiere such discase may be found, shall cause an appraisal of the animal of animals aftected with or that have d to such disease, and under the laws of the state, providing for condemning JFIvte property for bublic use, shall’ cause the same to be destroyed, and pay the owner not to exceed three-fourths of such amountas the appraisers may determine to have been tho value before being diseased or expos out of any monies appropriated by congre: for this purpose. Provided, further, tha shall not pay more than for any animg ith a pedizree recorded or recordable in recognized herd books of the breed which it may belong, or move than 60 fo animal pedigreed, and thatin no case shall compensation beé allowed for any animal slaughtered under the provisions of ” this act that may be contracted or have beem ex- posed fo such disease in @ foroign country, mor shall compensation be allowed to the owner of an animal where, by re ble diligence, he could have pr vented his animals frm becoming exposed and provided, further, that whenéver a sta or territory, in an an. tion of which con- tagious or infe s disease exists which the commissioner of agriculture has declared to be dangerous to the animal industries of the ation, fails to make provisions for its exte or to co-operate h the plans of the joner of ultire for the exterpation of sueh _disease, the president of the United States, on pre- sentation of the facts by the commissioner of agriculture, shall be authorized to declare in quarantine' such state or territory, or such part of said state or territoy as_he may deem dangerous to the animal industries of the country and to regulate or prohibit the transportation of cattle out of said state, ter- ritory or district. “Tlie act is amended so as to transfer the duty of guarding these dise trict of Columbia from the sioners to the commissi 1t is further ant time for the Inspection of places where caitlo are kept in the District of Columbia, punish by fine and Imprisonment any | who endeavors fo prevent such_inspection, and a similar_penalty is fixed for any person who knowingly conceals the existence of any such disease on his premises, ‘The bill makes an appropriation ot §250,000 to y its pro- visions into elr S~ THE OR ON'S MAIL. Only a Small Portion Saved From the Wreck of the Steamer, NEW Yonrk, March 15.—Postmaster Pear- son states that by the steamer Oregon, which sailed from Liverpool on the 6th and Queens- town on the 7th instant, there were despatehed 503 bags of mail. Of these about 113 wer closed bags, containing 260 bags of letter mail for the United States and Canada, the balance being made up of about 470 bags of per maid, £ ds el bags and a num- ber of bas enclosing empty sacks returned, Of 66 heavy registered “mails, estimated as containing about 2,400 letters and pack- ages, despatehed by the Oregon, only & por- tion_of the French, [talian, Swedish and Russian mails, ninety-four pieces in all, received, the Britishaind German register mail being all lost. The Br Swiss, wedish, B l.'lxnl. Portuguese and Cape Town mone er 1ists from London, erlin, Basle, Antwerp, Lisbon and Cape Tow and the French money orde all 1ost, the Htalian alone bein Duplicate lists will be saved, ab) or immediately and these will prob- ably be at once forwarded. Chief Ofticer Matthews stated to-day in the presence of the agent of the company that he went on deck at 4 o'clock and with the fourth ofticer and three other men were on the look- out wien the collision oceurred. Lhe. first intimation he Lad of the proximity of the ooner was the appearauce of a bright ight on her port bow. We put the helm hard aport, but the colfision was almost in- stantaneous. Matthews believed other men on the lookont saw the light at the same time, He believed the light' was held in the hands ‘of someone on the deck of the 1 Cottier of the Oregon made only a ement this morning to the British “The captain said that the cours consul. the Oregon was north by west when tie | was geen off the port bow. when struck was going eigliteen knots per ght The steamer nour and the helln was put b ot Chief 0N Matthew: was in charge and there were lookouts In the forecastle and at the foremast. The wind was west by north, with a fresh’ to strong breeze, He could have saved every soul on board the Oregon with the boats she carried, ‘I'he consul has decided to send the case to and for investigation, and there the sjtain, will fully report, “The “Tribune “esthnates the loss by the sinking of the Ovegon as follows: stéamer, 0.000; eargo, $0.000; personal effects 20,0003 “total, $1,900,000, 0 heard of the colliding schooner, ‘I'here is little doubt that the ves- selwith all on board went down. e SO Spain's Quaking Foundation. Ma b, Mareh 15.—~The city of Grenada, capital of the provinee of the same name, was shaken yesterday by an earthquake. < was of seven seconds duration. people were terrified and fled in all directions. No lives lost. Death of a Congpes: WaAsuwiNGroN, Mareh 15, -Governor ahn, representative in congress ond district ot Louisana. died this morning at Willad’s botel of ‘hewor- thage of the Tungs, an, THE CLEARANCE RECORD. Omaha Fourth On the List In the Percentage of Increase, Boeron, Mags., Mareh 15.—The following table, compiledfrom special dispatches to the Post, from mamgers of the leading clearing houses in the United States, shows the gross bank exchanges at each point for the week ending March 6, in comparison with the corresponding week in 1885; CITIES, CLEARINGS. =l Increase. Decrease. 3 Pittsburg Louisville Milwaukee nsas City Providence Minncapolis Denyer Omahia Detroit falveston . Cleveland. Indianay Columbus. Memplis. Hartford lis. New Orlean: Total...... Outside New Yo Denver and Galvs the totals. ton are not included in Review of the British Grain Trade. LoxpoN, March 15.—The Mark Lane Express, in its regular review ot the British grain trade the past week, says: Spring work is at a standstill on account of the frosts, ‘The situation is very serious. The wheat trade is dull. Fine English red is 6d ales of English wheat during the I were (4,421 quarters at 20s 9d, against 51,716 quarters at 31s 4d during the corre- sponding week last year. There have been continued heavy deliveries of flour, Prices are not ma ly altered. The foreign t trade is gradually hardening and su; are unusually short, yet Eng 1 continues to undersell forelgn equivi 10 10s per quarter. .Four cargoes of wheat arrived; two cargoes we 1d, three re withdrawn and one, Cali ned. Trade forward is more active and prices are against buyel ‘T'he market to-day was slow for English wheat: 6d@1s more was demand i'llL Flour was 6d dearer. Oats were 6d dearer, ornia, remai The Visible Supply Statement. CiricaGo, Mareh 15,—The number of bushels of grain in store in the United States and Canada on March 13, and the amount of increase or decrease compared with the pre- vious week, will baposted on 'Change to-mor- row as follow Wheat.......50,84,419 Corn. 14,011,399 O 099,707 642,834 Barley. Elgin Dairy Market. CimcAGo, Mareh 16,—~The Iuter Ocean’s Elgin, 1ll, special says: On the board of trade to-day butter was active Regular sales of 27,100 1bs. were 13gc. Cheeso was quiet; full Kims, 4 Private sales of s. of butter and 1,000 boxes ot chees The total sales aggregated and firm, made at 31G T 10¢ 26, were reported. S18,841, — BEYOND THE SEA. Chamberlain Will Resign—The Cabi- net Situation Critical. Loxpox, March 15.—The Daily News says Chamberlain disagrees with Gladstone on the land question. It is likely Chamberlain will resign during the present week. The situatlon Is eritical. The cabinet mceting which isto be lield to-day will probably de- cdo the question of who shall leave the ministry. Whatever happens Gladstone is determined to submit his Lrish scheme in its entixety to parliament. British Cabinet Troubles. Loxnox, March 15.—The Globe this after- noon states thatat the cabinet meeting held Saturday, Trevelyan, seeretary for Ircland, and Edgar Heneage, chancellor of the duchy of Lancaster, both tendered their re- signations. The reason given by both gen- tlemen for their action, says the "Globe, their disinclination fo support the Trish policy outlined at the meetings by Gladstone as that which he had decided to pursue. Another Version of Home Rule, Loxnox, March 15.—The Standard sn Itis supposed that Gladstone’s scheme for the zovernment of Treland proposes the estab- lishment of a single chamber of parliament at Dublin, and embodies the principles of minority representation. Ireland will con- tinue to send members to Westminster, not in proportion to her population, but in pre portion to her contributions to the imperial revenue, Parnell's Advice to Ulster Irvishmen, Dunriy, Mareh 15,—Mr. Parnell put urges the members of the nationalist party Ulster to refrain from celebrating St. Pat- rick’s day by demonstrations such as parades likely to anger the Orangemen. tvising the course the Irish | )o not irritate the Ora) g men howe guided you may deem tios, This s of vital importance noiw.” Gladstone Denies Everything. LoxDox, Mareh 15,—Gladstone authorizes the statement that he will take no noti the various versions of his Irish plans recently have been given to the public. says that all the stories that have heen pu lished regarding his intentions with respeet 10 Ireland are entirely baseless, A Blizzard in Silesia, BERLIN, Mareh 16,—An imwense snowfall appeared in Silesia. Several buildings are reported completely buried, the inhabitants being compelled to dig their way ont. Five childien were trozen to death while coming from school. Going to Join the Polic Suakny, March 15,—General Warren has s'arted for London to assume command of the metropolitan police force, General Dixon has assumed command of the British troops here, Denies the Statement. Loxpon, March 15.—Heneage authorizes a contradiction of the statement he has 1y signed the oftice of ehancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Wealth For the Khedive, Catno, March 15.—~The Egyptian govern- ment expects to derive o large revenue from the results of the discovery of petroleuw in the khedive's dominions. - Weather For To-Day. Missovii VALLEY — Southerly | Warier, fair weath er, winds; THE BLUFES' NEW COUNCIL. Mayor Chapman's Inangural Adverse to the Greedy Union Pacifio, ELECTION OF CITY OFFICERS. A New Polico Force Appointed, With Matthews the Chief—Temples ton to Be Fire Chieftain Again—Notes. The First of the New The new city council held its first regular meeting last night. Mayor Chapman pro- ceeded to read his inaugural address. In its very opening hie paid a fitting tribute to his late competitor, Robert Percival, whose sud- den death has cansed so mueh sorrow i the community, The inaugural then paia a tribute to the peonle as the sovereign to whom officlals must be responsible. In poli- ties the new mayor promised to show the same non-partisanship as was shown by the people in his election. He urged tho foster- ing of manufacturing interests here. e be- lieved the time would come when Council Bluffs would have the finest_water power in the country, by using a portion of the Mi souri river, There were other matbers need- ing more speedy attention. Oneof these was the new Union acific bridge. The plans for the mnew bridge were such as would marrow the channel some 700 feet. ‘Uhis should not be permitted. This great_corporation had been petted until it was like a prodigal. The company had shown no disposition to keep its word with this city, The mayor recommended that steps be taken to make them open a suitable water course; that the right to use Union avenue be revoked, unless they complied with the promise to run trains every half hour and make the toll reasonable. M Chapman devoted a large portion of his in- augural to dressing up the Union Pacilic, to which he has been such a friend. After reciting the causes of gricvance against the Unfon Pacific, 1 recommend that their charter gr the use of Union avenue be annulled they continue to charge the present ant tolls and fail to run their every, Also, th and for ) trains thirty minutes as the law requires. t a resolution of protest be adopted ded to the delegation in congress from our own te against the passage of the so-called “eighty-year _extension bill. This bill asks that thirty-year bonds, now almost due and bearing 7 be lifted and canceled, and y er cent interest, I that an_eighty bond be substituted which bears but & ber cent interest. This request, in the ovinion of many persons is not only immodest but does violence to all bus- iness principles, To my mind the simple ask- ing for such a measure, aggregating perhaps 100,000,000, combining prieinal and interect with the legal collateral obligations incident thereto, is the manifestation” of t of greed and avarice only excelled by the bandit and outlaw who “takes to the road.” We have in all the past obtained but slight recog- nition ot our rights at the hands of this cor- poration except through legal process, and in S0 far as our city is concer nm‘ its interests could not be placed in greater hazard if the corporation were to pass into the hands of a receiver to-morrow.” Tle urged that the paved streets be cleaned and swept. For fire alarm service he recom- mended making some contract with the Dis- trict Telegraph company, For street lighting he recommended that efeetric light bo favor ed rather than gas, He criticiscd the present rates charged for gas, and declared that there were parties now ready to take a chart build works and supply gas at half the p entrate. ‘T'he mayor” endorsed the recent action exempting from city taxes new manu- facturing enterprises. He thought it should o empt such a factory racker company. The gen- eral advantages of the city, its building im- provements, its business and tinaneial con- dition werd also portrayed in encouraging words. A financial showing of the city was included in the inaugural. 'The resources for the coming year tor general purposes were about £75,000, and the expenses of the year were about $64,000, The mayor urged a free wagon tween Ondahn and Council Blufts, cities could afford no 1o show ousy orrivalry, They w act one mercial center to the outside world. He shall use his influence toaid any wmove to seewro such a bridge, Asto the morality of the city, he expressed the determination to clear the city of cappers and thieves, [Ihe saloons would not be closed, if the keepers conducted their places in a respectable manner, They must “close Sunday. They must not allow loafers and topers fo hang about their places, Alderman Shugart presented a set of new rules for the guidance of the council, which were adopted: On motion of Alderman Shugart the police foree was limited to one chiet and eight men, ayor announced the following com: bridge be- “These two ice. Claims and Printing—Danforth, Bennett, fammer Judiciary and Special Assessments—Kel- ler, Shugart, Straub. Internal Tmprovements, Streets. and Sidewalks—Shugart, Danforth, I I"ire Department, Gas Lights and City Property—Bennett, Straub, Keller, Police, Health and Public Grounds—Ham- mer, Bennett, Keller, Water Works—Straub, Danforth, Shugart, Yor president of the couneil L. Shugart was cho: An informal ballot for city clerk resulted: A. Dalrymple 3, F, A, A formal ballot resulted in the el A. Burke, the recent ity audito For chiet of the fire department John L. Templeton was elected unanimously. For commissioner of st; 5 and sidewallis, arnatt was re-clected by a unanimous vote, Charles J. Beckman elected poll-tax collector, The mayor then annoninced the followi as the yulu' force: John M. Matthews, chief Samuel Leonard, B. Cozzens, R. B3, Hen- dricks, W, O, Unthank, W. I, Lews, i\'m.qu O'Brien, J. W, Weightman, 0. E, teswick. “The new police force will o on duty at noon o ’\Illw'l'll.mw-\\s business was unanimousty was then trans- o A petition of C. Deetkin tor reduction Of assessiient on real estate was pres ted and referred. A petition of the property owners for approachies to bo made to the Seventh strect bridge was prosented. Re- ferred to the committee and' street commis- ot, sioner with power to act. The clty marshal announced that he had (J. 1 Mullen aud C, H. White as Laid over until the next mect- h\vi." (he American District Telegraph eom- pany asked permission for the right to con struetats system here. ieferred to the city attorney with instructions to prepare an of- dingnee, ‘T'he committee on police was instructed to secure bids for feading prisoners, Bids for building sidewalks was referred, to report at the next meeting. Adjonrned until the next fegular meeting, The aldermen then wet as a board of th for the election of a city physician, L was elected, receiving 4 votes: Dr, Bay cen 1 A resolution was adopted ordering the removal of the pow houses on Eighth sticet to outside the limits. The Biuffs School Board. The sehool board of Council Blufts wet last night and organized by the re-slection of J. B. Atkins president. The old comwittces were reappointed, ‘The resiguations of Belle Fulrman, Aznes Porsythe and Cora Brooks as teachers were received and accopted, - - Dividing Up the Earth, WaRsAw, March 15, —Agrarian reform Is making progress in Poland. Many of tho provinees are donating laud to small holder ting the estates of , Itis believed, will 1 the Poles, appoint city jailer Before buying et pric Lumber Yard, Tuth and NUMBER 219 PROGRESS OF THE STRIKE.S@ Jay Gould Disclaims Power to Scttle the Difficulty. toN, March 15.—Tlhe News' special from Dallas says: Reccivers Brown and Sheldon received motice from the United States marshal that the Texas & Pacific rail- road was now open from end to end, At Big Springs thirty eight mechanies have gone to work in the car shop, meeting with no opposition. At Marshall notice has been given that the company will put men to work this morning. The “News" special from Sherman says: Marshall Cabell and five deputies left here night tor Dallas with four prisoners charged with contempt of court in_attempt- ing to obstruet traflic on the Texas & Pacitic railrond. Two of them were arrested at Bonham. Three freieht trains arrived from | the east over the transcontinental division and two were sent o he vard s [l of raflic froight. TUis reported that the Texas Paciic_ will to«lay resume running its freight trains, which were withdrawn a few <ago. Tliere are no new developments in” the strike. ‘The fecling against the strikors grows stronger every day ST, Lovis, Mareh One of the new switehmen oh the Missouri Pacific was as- saulted by strikers and knocked senseloss to- day. One of the s nts was arrested. At Atchison, Kan teen officials of the Missouri Pacitic road have “advices from Downs, Kan., on the Central Braneh of tie Union Tacilic, to the effect that the striking Knights ot hor the! ave accepted the company’s terms and have returned to work. JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Mareh 15.—Jay Gould to-day, speaking for the first time respeeting thie strike by the Knights of Labor on the Missouri Pacific and remaining portion of the Gould southwestern s aid to the rep- resentative of the Asso 1 first learned o the strike while at Havana, and been advised by telegraph of the eliara fer of the trouble, more particularly sinee my arrival here. The strike on our system was & complete surprise {0 me. for two reasons: Fir (L to all the demands en made upon us by our em ere supposed to he working in harmony with them. Second. the present vike is made upon an issue with which we have tothing to do and which we cannot bly arbitrate or control. The present ¢, continued Gould, originated in the discharee of a man named Hall on the Texas & Dacifie, w isi hands of the United States cou ve 1o more right to attempt to cont: the workings of that than the workingmen thewselves, uld be as completely in contem pt in 1pt to do 50 as any other outsider.” ORLEANS, Mar —This morning rder Sheldon of the Texas & Pacifie road eived a letter from a representative of the New Orleans employes of that road - request- ing him to_arbitrate the difliculties existing and avert the necessity of the oining their brother strikers. Befoi Sheldon had time to consider the lio_learned the men were alread hirty-tive in all had left the shop been notitied of thelr discharge. Boycotting Boarding Houses. CreviELAND, March 15—The boycott of J. K. Sieberling by the trades and labor assembly at Akron, Ohio, assumed & new phase to-day when all the boarding house keepers were informed they would be boy- cotted if they gave shelter to the workmen imported to take the places of the striking moulders at the Empite Mower and Rteuper works. A boyeott will also be placed on the tenants of every dwelling and business house owned by Sieberling in Akron if not vacated at the expiration of the present leases, The fecling on both sides is xrowing very bitter. A File-Tailed Organization, ToPEKrA, Kan,, March 15.—For three days past the delegates of the Printers Trotec- tive fra city and to-day perfecteda national organiza- tlon. The cardinal principle of the ory tion is arbitration. “Another featul benefits and insu Any person con- nected with any f the printing busi- ness is eligible to membership. An Increase Or a Walk Out. ST. Louis, March 15, —It is asserted in rail- road circles that a circular emanating from the East St. Louis assembly of the Knights of Labor was served this afternoon upon the representatives of all the roads centering in Louis, demanding an inerease of 1 shop and yard men, and stating nd is not complied \with by nexi Thursday the men will be ordered out, The Huns Learning Fast. PITTSBURG, Pa., March 15,—A Dubois, Pa,, special sayst ‘Three hundred Hungarians at Walston mines struck to-day for the Column- bus convention scale. If they are successful it will entitle them to an advance of from 10 to 47¢ cents per ton. Should the arbitra- tion commiittee fail to meet on the 18th, next Monday 4,000 miners will quit work, May Prove a Monster Affair, PrivssuRG, Pa, March 15.—What may spread into a general strike was begun at the various mi: the Baltimore & Ohio, Youghiogheny en 500 and 600 going cents per ton for all ance. railroads to-d out, They coal shipped east. A Voluntary Advanc CmicaGo, Mareh 15, —Inter-Ocean’s Mil- waukee special: It is announced here that the iron mining companies in the Menomi- nee iron e have all advanced the pay of their men from 10 to 50 cents per day, fearing labor troubles in the busy sesson, — —— THIZ RATE WAR. The Deepest Cut Yot on Overland Passenge 1 Cmicaco, March 15, —The largest reduction yot made in passenger rates to the Pacific coast went into effect to- A cut of §10 on both first and second elass tickets was ob- tained, and this evening Arbitrator Wilson, of the Chicago, St. Louis and Missouri River Passenger assoclation, issued a cireular an- nouncing net rates from Chicago to Cal nia_ points by all lines, as_follows: class, § 03 second-class, $17. Th Paul roads to-day res st from Couneil Bl nt of the cut, 1t had weste HASSEN ¢ Two dollars was the ext only been inaugnrated The Transcontinental Cut, ST. Louts, March 15.—Another invoad was made yesterday upon transcontinental rail- foad fares by the Union Pacific com: announcing an open rate on fivst: between the Missourt tiver and ( r $23, and 812 for second elass, 1t is expected that the other lines will meet (his and make an additional reduction to-day. The B, & O, Makes Rates New Youi, March 15, —Baltimore & Ohio agents have been instrueted to sell tickots, first-class, New York to San Srancizco, at $44.50 and second-class at $51,50 via the Sun the Atchison, id via 546,50 first-cluss, o reba nsas City, and % Second and mi class with a rebate of 10, The above tele- gram refers to limited tickots only. A Reduction of Two Dollars. PiiLADELHIA, M 15.~The Pennsyl- vania railroad com DUICes i redne- tlon of rates on the New York and € hicago limited expross between New York, an Philadelapia and Chicago of 52, with a cor- responding reduction to other points. A Week Will See 1t Out. New Yonk, Mureh 15,1t was generally conceded by railroad men to-day that a con- ference bad practically tuken place between the Transcoutinental ‘oflicials, and that the trouble would cestainly be endud this weck. S - Jobn McOullough's Remains, PuitApeELraia, Pa., Mareh 15.~The re- mains of Jon McCullough and those of his son, W. F, NcCullough, were y pla in a receiving vault at Mount Morial-ceme tery pending sclaction ol a suitahile spot fur | imterment, nd St SHERMAN'S REFRACTORY SON. Just Entering Georgetown College to Finish His Studios for the Priesthoods FROM SOCIETY TO SACKCLOTH. Recalling the Sensation Caunsed When He Announced His Intention of Becoming a Pricst—The Father's Angor, Teady to Don the Cossack. Among the Jesuit scholastics who have just entered Georgetown collego, Distriot of Columbia, to make their final propar- ations for the priesthood, is pale, slim young man, of generally ascetic appoar 1ce, who a fow years ago was one of the leaders of Washington's gilded youths. This is William Sherman, eldest son of the gencral. Everybody here isrecalling the sensation eaused when he announced his intention of giving up the world and donning the Jesuit eassock. He was at the time a stud in the law departmertt of Georgetown college, nd was recognized as the leader of his s, both in intelleet and in social qual- ities. Ho was one of the most dashing young fellows in town, though by no means a dude. The old general fairly doted on the promising boy, and r on him to perpot reputation of the Sherman nam ud, too, that ung Sherman was engaged to a rich Louis lady, and_ it was understood *his admission to that, immediately afte the bar, he was to v v her and settle in . Louis. Nothing in s conduct tence of the rn-hmuu,s forvor w as sinee marked hini as the most pious of Jesuit students. His mother, a sister of Gen. Ewing, of Ohio, was, it is true, a out Catholie, and' had carcfully ned her son in the Catholie faith, but 5, hke most young men, professedly an, though carcl enough in ctice. he nge was effceted by a retreat which the catholie students of George- town college made in 1878, These te- treats consist of a succession of religious exercises—prayers, preaching and medi- tations—lasting one week, during which almost absolute silence must be preserved. Young Sherman had been more conspie- uous than usual in the gay season of 1877-78, 80 that when the retreat of the tter year came, he entered it with all i y after it inished he went to the Rev.Dr. Healy, president of the college, and begged to he admitted into the Jesuit novitiate. He met with a downright refusal from the wary pricst, who had witnessed before the ephemeral effects of religious enthu- sm, and who thought that the appli- s fervor would dic out with the exe citement. Perhaps a fear of the old gen- eral’s certain wrath had also something to do with the refusal. Anyhow the hoy was advised to continue the study of law. Young Sherman then developed that te- acity of purpose which is a charactoris- tic of the Sherman family. He refused to open another law book. He appealed ain and again to Dy, Healy until, after x months of anxious probation, hopes were held out to him that he would be re- ceived., Another and more formidable diflienlty way in store for nim, however. His fath- er’s opposition had to be met with. Armed with an explanatory letter from Dr. Healy, he faced the gencral one morning and announced_that’ he was go- ing to join the Jesuits. It is said that a ensued—one fully up to the bed in novels, wherein di: appointed parents and refractol dren exchange surprising, appalling and anpry words and part forover. The g eral declared that he would never éon- sent to see s son a priest, and the son deelared that nothing could deter him from cntering the priesthood. So they parted, and have not seen cach other since. ung Sherman was sent to the Jesuit Tredovick, Md., but for some m—sai : connected with an- ance from relatives—he was soon nsferred to the Jesuit novitiate in Eng- land. He rveturned to_the United Stites in 1883, and went to Woodstock college, Maryland, where he remained till last year, which he spent teaching at Loyola college, Baltimore, in confornuty with the Jesuit rule that' requires all scholnss ties to teach for a c He will be ordained o p 5 Gen, Sherman 5 never recovered from the disappointment caused by the se of his favorite child, Much of his te yeurs is to bo u|l|'iu:3 to this source. ~ Prior to 1878, he ha exhibited little of that unruly temper which b i rotten him into so much troubl t at one time that was on the t of becoming & holie, but since 8 nothing could ine duee hin to enter a Catholie ehurch, One of young Sherr samates 18 also the son of adistinguished sive, 'Lhis is Scholastic Kernan, ‘Son_of ex-United States Senator Ke 1, of New York., I would he interesting 10 Iear these young Jesuits preaching here next seunson to the society butterilies among whom they once flew and fluttered —reme Riding on a Ranch, ancisco Clhironicle: To uny one itemplates trying o season’s rids ing I would say this: You will build up your eonstitution for lite, von will meet rough fellows, hear hard ‘swearing and some fighting, but you will heap fewer indecent stories on the range tharg on will in the ave club smokings som. Your outfit, or hed, elothing and | equipments will cost you about half your earnings, und, if you smoke freely and do not try to suve money, the end of the season will leave you neither richer nor poorer. You will often have a wet bed, and thank heaven for getting to it web as it is; you will always be up before i daylight and generally two hours ont of the night as well; you food, everything fried’in lavd; you will be in the saddle from twelve to vightaen hours every d you will often” suffer for the want of food and water during PR TR Y e expose yourself to some peril of life and more of limb; you will be for much of | the time as absolutely cut off' from the | eivilized world as if vou were on o vessel in mid ocean; you will vow three times a day that when you strike the ranch again you will qui will be sore bruised, cold at night and seorched b day, wet to the skin one hour an ied with thirst the next, and for the rest of your life you will Jaok back to | your life on the rangc ith longing thoughts of its charus Cry tew men are rich enough w indulge ticir taste for riding by keeping more than two saddle | horses-—a *puncher” otien rides 1 dozen and does much of his work at a full run, He breathes the finest aiv on e beef as freely s an ordinary workings man_ eats eabbage { potatoes and fancies the class to which he belongs 18 the aristocracy of labor. He is generous fault, alw rth, eats 0 ¥8 quick to appreciate | pluck and Eindlingss in - others, chivals I'vous to the few women he scce, ever uly to help haug o hovse thief, and und s nore hardship and danger ) than a dozen soldicrs, will eat coarse ' S——