Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 20, 1886, Page 1

OMAHA DAlLy BEE. FIFTEENTH YEAR, PROTESTS FROM THE PEOPLE. Numerously 8igned Petitions Praying For a Oongressional Veto. PRESENTED BY IOWA CITIZENS. Friende of the Hennepin Canal Claim a Strong. Following in the House—General Howard's Promotion. Cleveland's Unpopular Veto. WaAsiiNaToN, March 10.—[Special Tele- weram, |—In the senate to-day Mr. Wilson of Towa presented petitions largely signed by the citizens of his state, asking congress to pass over the president’s veto the bill to quiet thé titles to settlers on the Des Moines river lands, "The petitioners state that they believe the president, in refusing to sign their bill, has done an unjust and unrighteous act, in- asmuch as it deprives them of an opporti- nity of presenting their case before the proper tribunal, and by so doing he has de- prived them of their rightsand allowed teir homes to remain in jeopardy and themselves a prey to land grabbers and thieves; that by 80 doing the president has the river land thieves in continuing to perse- cute and drive petitioners from their homes, Further, the petitione 3 resent that the lands were settled in good faith by them, believing the lands to be those of the government, and resting upon that belief have built up homes after years of persecution, until now all that they have is on the lands. *“Having confidence, however, in the rectitude of our purpose,” say the peti- tioners, In conclusion, “the justice and right ousness of our cause, we believe that should our case come befor the supreme court of the United States in the manner directed by the settlers’ bill, the true facts will be brought to light, the dark clouds removed from our homes, while the rightful owners will have possession’ of their own.” The petitions were ordered to be printed in the Record and lic on the table, from* which Towa senators hope to call them In_a few days for the pas- sage over the veto of the measure. HENNEPIN SOLID IN THE HOUSE. Friends of the Hennepin eanal bill claim that a*careful canvass of the house reveals for it a decided majority in that body. There will, however, be a very decided opposition to the measure, and even though a majority may have been pledged to it there is no re son to believe it will be finally passed. Among those of prominence who will fight the bill in the house are Judg n of Texas, Blount of Georgia, and General Browne of Indiana. 1t is understood the advocates of the bill have arranged that Springer of Illinois shall be called to the chair when the bill comes up, and if the Hennepin - bill ever had a chanco it will be given one by this move, for Springer is one of its mostardent friends, and his reputation for stopping at nothing when he staits in for a pet measure 15 well . Tt is rumored that Jerry Mur- iz to make a combination with iin_ southern interests with a_view to strengthening the Hennepin, but his ability to form a successful alliance with southern interests is not as good as his capacity for at- tending public meetings for the canal. Jer ry’s prophesies during the last congress about southern interests still lingers on the minds of interosted members, ABOVE PARTY PREJUDICE. resentative Ben Hall of Iowa set a laudable precedent to-day. He voted, and very justly, too, as & member of the louse committee on elections, azainst unseating Romels, the republican in the Hurd-Romels contested election from the tenth district of Ohio, Like General Weaver of Iowa, whose seat Is contested by Governor Campbell in the Campbell-Weaver contest, Hurd had no ground for a case. 1t was clear that ho was not entitled to the seat. ‘Phis puts Mr. Hall inline for voting against the principlo of givingz a seat to a man simply because he is a democrat, and there are those who believe he will rise above party and recognize justice and lawtin the Campbell-Weaver case and support Camphell, as Weaver's case is fully as croundless as Hurd’s was. HOWARD'S PROMOTION, Nominated as Major General to Suc- ceed General Pope, WAsmINGTON, March 10.--Brigadier Gen- eral Howard was to-day nominated as major eneral in the army, vice General Pope, re- tired. Inview of the fact that Major Genera Schofield has expressed preference for the command of the Division of the Atlantie, it is now thought likely that Major Gene Terry will be assigned to command of Division of the Missouri, and Major General Toward to command of the Division of the Pacific. It is not probable, howeyer, that the question of assignument will bo settled until General Toward’s nomination shall have been acted upon by the senate, the [General Oliver Otis Howard was horn Lee November 8, 1500, He graduated at Bowdoii colle 50, and in 183 at the military at West Pomt, where in 1856 1io was madé assistant professor of math- ematies, Upon the breaking out of the eivil war hie was made colonel of @ regiment of vol- unteers, and commanded a brigade at the st Bull Run. 1o lost his vight am at the battle of Fair Oaks, May 51, 182, 1o was uajor general of volunteers Noyember % and hiad the command of o divisi nsido's t Freder cember 13, 1802, Soon after he was placed.n command of the Eleventh Aviiy corps, which was put to light at Chaneellorsville by Stone- wall Jackson in May, 1865, In the following autumn he was sent with Lis corps to th west, and took part in the campaign whic followed down 1o the eapture of Atlanta, and commanded the right wing of the during Sherman’s “March to the Se was in December, 1864, promoted (o brigadi weneral, and in the folowing Mareh bre major general, in the rezular army. In May, 1865, he was placed at the head of” the Free man's bureau, his duties lasting until 1 Irom 1869 till’ 1573 he was president of the Howard university, In 152 lie was sent as a pecial commissioner to the Indians in New Alxico and Arizonm, and from 153 (0 1881 served on the fronfier. During the latter year he was placed at the head of the military academy at West Point. 1le now Las ehiarge of the Department of the Platte. Colonels Ruger and Merritt are said to have Dbeen selected for promotion s briga IN THE HOUSE, Bill Has Few Friends in Com ttee, WasHINGTON, March 19.—-A determined effort was wade to-day by the friends of the Blair educational bill to secure some action on that or a kindred measure at the hands of the house comumittee on education. Last Mouday Mr. Wise introtuced an edueational | bill which was referred (o the committee. At | the meeting to-day, by unanimous consent | the proceedings of the last meeting (when the consideration of the entire_subject was | postponed until the latter part of April) were teconsidered and ghe “subject was - re opened. Burnes moved that considera- tion of il the edueational bills be postponed ~ uutil the third Friday - in April. “Willis moyed as a substitute that tie Blair bill be’ considered next. Friday. That motion was lost by a vote of 4 to 7. Sl Willis then moved thit the Blair bill be considered on the third Friday wn A pril, with | WILL DIE The Blair tanding that a vote should be taken daily discussion of not more than six days, This motion was also lost and as a final ¢ffort to secure an_expression of the sense of the committee on the subje Mr. Willis moved that, the commiitee agree to ‘report on the educational bill. ‘That proposition was also voted down. 1t is now the intention of the friends of the Blair bill 10 o to the house arme voted down to<day and ask to have the e mittee discharged from further consideration of the bill. FORTY RESS, Senate. WAsHINGTON, March 19.—Mr. Coke called up the bill to establish a national live stock highway to promote commerce 1 live stock between the states. The bill sets apart for ten years as such highway public lands in range 41, along the east line of the state ot Colorado, it bemg a fractional range averaging about two miles in width, The bill authorizing the president to ap- point Lieutenant William P. Randall United States lieutenant commander, and place him on H\‘v retired list with such rank, was passed, All the private pension cases favorab ly vorted from the committee wore taken tip. “The chiair placed before the senate the res- olutions reported from the fudiciary commit- tee regarding the refusal of the attorney gen- to furnish the papers called for by the and Mr., Spooner resumed the floor ntinued his speech in_support of the ions reported by the majority of the committee, He maintained the constituti ality of thie tenure of oflice law, and then went on to diseuss the eivil service question, Uponr this jlomt e said: ad it not been for P Yleveland's civil serviee deciar v his expression of purpose not to r move the men who were faithful to their pub- lie duties, thousands of office-lolders would have " redigned. Honest partizanship was lonest citizenship. Under the president’s idea of “offensive partizanship” new dem ic office-olders could be embalmed and Inid-away, and tleir wives allowed to pe form- the 'duties of the oflice, in_ order that there might be mo suggestion that the office-holders could by “any pos- wibility bo offensive partisans. - (Langhtor]. Every man suspended ad a_right' to know why hie was suspended. Mr. Spooner did not suppose the president” meant to submit his fellow citizens to serious injustice, but the system he had adopted in the matter of sus- pensions incvitably tended to cast a shadow on the honor of honestmen. The papers that were held as seeret to-day might become public when the person atfected by them was 1 his grave, with no -power in_ his wife or children to disprove the falsehood. M. Spooner did not desire to see the admini tration embarrassed. The man who wished to see the administration fail was too mean to be taken into_account, but some method should be pursued {0 protect honest men from unjust imputations under which they were compelied to rest by the method adopted by the administration. Mr. Saulsbury spoke in ion tothe majority report, which he ized as the most disingenuous, unfair and unjust pre- sentation of the controversy—the most unjust and unfaic that had _ever emanated from a committee of a deliberative body. -+ Colquitt took the floor, and the senate adjourned till Monday next. WASHINGTO I 19.—After a number of bills of a private character had been re- orted from the committees, the house went nto committeo of the whold on the private calendar The only bill which gave rise to any dis- cussion was one to change the rank of an oflicer on the retired list of the army. ~The bill authorizes the president to select from the colonels on the retired list one oflicer who served as a chief of artillery during the war and place him on the retired list with the rank of major general. The bill is intended to apply to Colonel Henry J, Hunt. It mat with a good deal of opposition, rincipally from the republican side, Mosst *rice and Peters objecting to it as class legi Tation, and Mr. Reed ibasing his opposition on constitutional grounds, asbeing an infringe- ment by congress of executive functions, Mr. Laird made the strongest speech, In’ its support, and declared congress was just as competent to exercise legislative and exeeu- tive functions as the gentlemen at the other end of the avenue. He satirically praised the opinion and judgment of the gentleman from Kansas (Peters), and_slightingly referred to the fact that neither M. Price” nor Mr. Re had been in the war. saying that some pe would not be so stout“and “round and’ sleek and mighty, physically, if they had under- gone some of the vicissitudes of the wav in which General Hunt had participated. Pending action, the committee rose and half a dozen private bills were passed, At the evening session the hous thirty pension bilis, “T'lie Tast bili to be considered was that of granting a pension of_S2.000 a_year to the widow of General W, S, Tiancock, Mr. Price opposed the bill, and stated that it must be considered in 'full house, He knew that the country had yaid General Han- cock—brilliant, brave, generous in all_his proportions—tlhe sum of $152,000 dur- ng the last twenty years. Cq tinuing, he said that the practice of granting large pensions to the widows of men who had_been receiving big sa and who had died poor, was destruct] Amerlean manhood. 'The influence was to make men live up to_the last doblar of their salaries in pomp and extravagance and champagne. On the question of passing the bill voto stood 25 to d—Messis,” Price, 7 Taylor, Johnson of Indiana, and the noes, Mr. Price then raised the question of no quortim. The previous question ordered on the and it Monday. “The hiouse then adjourned until to-morrow. A Mcasure by Senator Van W WASHINGTON, March 19, yek introduced the following measure in the senato to-day: Authorizing the secretary of the interior to extend the time, in his dis- cretion, for the payment of purchase mone: by settlers upon the land from the Ottoé, Missourd, and Omabia Indians, passed the Zach Winans was, howover, goes’ over until Favor Its Abrogation. WAsHINGTON, March 10.—The miittee of the house committee on ways and means, having charze of the Iawaiian treaty question, to-day submitted its report to th full committee recommending the ab- rogation of the treaty. sub-com- Approved the Bill, WAsIINGTON, March 10.—The president lins apptoved the bill to increase the pensions of the widows and dependent relatives of de- ceased soldicrs and sailors, Frank Hurd Laid Out, WASHINGTON, March 10,—The house com- mittee on elections to-day decided the Hurd- Romeis contested election case in favor of the sitting member, Romeis, A Veteran's Demise, WasiiNGToN, Mareh 19.—~Captain W, 11, Muutin, United States Army retired, died this morning at his vesidence in this city. i, Natural Gas Blowup. ProrsuURG, Pa, March 19.—By an explo- sion of natural gas at Murraysville this afte noon seven persons were injured, three fa- “Tlie explosion wus followed by a fire, destroyed seven dwelling house fatally Injured are: Mrs, Harry Taylor, \ Taylor, his fath in-law, and Nellie Hanken, a young Tlie eguse of tie explosion was the bursting of a pipe and the Gling of the house with I cauzht hre. A large well 00 which Those tawes soar to a height of ather wells will cateh, ared here which was sunk in collision with the steawer Oregon was the Hudson, from Pliladelphia to his port, with- eoal, which is now three days overdu, -~ Weather For To-Day. Missount VALLEY — Northerly winds; colder, followed by warmer, fair woathen OMAHA., SATURDAY MORNING, ALIEN LANDLORDISM. The Irish System of Landlord Op- pression Introduced in the West. CiitcAao, Mareh 10.—(Special Telegram.] —Some weeks since the Tribune published an artiele on alien landlordism, showing that an Irishman named William Scully, residing in London, England, is proprietor of between 75,000 and 90,000 actes of the best farming lands in 1llinois. ‘The writer of the article, in revisiting the Seully estate, found that the lands were tilled by a worthless class of ten- ants from whom are exacted enormous rents, Almost the entire proceeds from the sale of their erops went to pay the rental. They were bound by iron-ciad leases which were enforeed by agents of Scully, and it was as- serted that the system recalled everything in the way of landlord oppression which was ever heard of in Ireland. Naturally many readers were shocked at reading such a deplorable state of affairs on American_soil and a large number of communications have been recelved regarding it. A prominent citizen of Kansas strongly deprecated al landloraism and asserted that large t of land in his own state were owned by ly. The Tribune sent a man to investig: the matter and the result is published this morning. The rather startling Information is developed that more than 100,000 acres of the choicest prairie lands in Kansas and Ne- braska are owned by Scully. All these vast tracts have been added to s landed estate within fiye years and through the willy seheming of his agents it is_asserted that the average price per acre paid by lim would not exceed 5. Although only a small portion of it is under cultivation, the same system of farm renting Is being introduced as in llinols. Between sixty and seventy families have bound them- selves o Scully, and so long as they remain on his land they cannot throw off the yoke that holds them in slavery. Before obtaining a lease they must waive alk rights of exemp- tion, and until that rent is paid, everything they possess, including growing erops, be- fongs to Seully. The artfele goes on to state atlength how, having stealthily and by de- grees secured title to these vast tra all of which were unbroken prairies, set about securing his tenants, Il agents. w instructed to out farms of from 80 to acres to any one (except an Irishman) who would pay rent. Scully appears to have adeep set antipathy to his own race and will not have them for tenants. As a rule his tenants are the poorest farmers in cither state and few of them ean obtain eredit from merchants, The lease that binds them to Scully s virtually a chattel mortgage, and is signed for fifty years, The tenant pays on the unimproved land the taxes only the fir two years. The third year he axes and $1 an acre, and the fourth and fifth years ho pays taxes and S$L50 per acre. “There is 10 provision in the lease for re- newal, and at the expiration the tenant must move off or submit to whatever rent the land- loxd is expeeted to exact. All improvements must bemade at his expense, the landlord furnishing absolutely nothing, consequently the farms present anything butan attractive appearance. The article goes on at great length to detail the squalor and poverty pre- vailing among the tenants, and makes a pro- test against such a system, 1t is stated that cully purchased 50,000 acres of land in Nuckolls county, Nebraska, for $5 per acre. GLADSTONE IN THE COMMON The Premior Counsels Prudence and Promiscs an Irish Bill. Loxnoy, March 19.—Gladstone said this afternoon in_the house of commons that he hoped to be able during the coming week to ne a day for presenting a statement of his Irish proposals. Referring tocurrent rumors about the nature of the scheme on Irish re- form which hic proposed to submit, Mr. Glad- stoue asked the members of the house to ex- ereise prudent reserve in giving eredence to any of them, e ndded that his statement would probably be followed by the Introdue- tion of a government bill to hurry Lis plan into eficct. Mr. Gladstone also asked that the members exercise wholesome kepticism in regard to tho rumors of dissension in the cabinet. Some of the lobby frequenters think that this indicates that {ie difference between the premier and Mr. Chamberlain I cither been arranged or 1§ ina fair way of being arranged, The con- servatives, however, in_view of the vague- ness of ME. Gladstone's language, incling fo think that the breach | Lrépair. 1t is stated on_indisputabl Jority that the radical defection is inereasing, and that Messrs, Morley, Bright, Osborne, Morgan, Brodhurst, Hen'age, andl other well known liberal members of parliament will' join. Mr. Chambertain, Russia Massing Troops. VIENNA, Mareh 10.—1t is semi-oflicially an- nounced that Russia is massing a large num- ber of troops in Bessarabia. The obicet s supposed 10 be to exe pressure upon Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, whom the Russians suspeet of conspiring with England to permanently consent to the present union between Bulgaria and eastern Roumelia by mamtaining his claim to a life ttle to the governorship of the latter country, Russia claiming that Lis term is limited {0 five years. The French Spirit of Revenge Brerna, Mareh 19.—The National Zeitung and other papers contain similar articles to that of the Post yesterday, attacking France, pilitary and_ political cireles it 1s feaved reyeliiot will bo powerless 0 0ppose. e desize of the parties for revenge, Sugar Bill Defeated. Benrax, Mareh 10— the reichstag to-day the sugar duties bill was 1ejected on the see ond reading, IRLAND WAR. Eastel Lines Trouble in Adj i 3 NEW Yonrk, M .—The trunk lines are trying to adjust their through rates to cut rates west of Chicago as t as th wiade, but there is no uniformity about the rates, so they have 1ssued no rate sheet for several days, although notice was sent to the rious trunk line agents ordering them to sell first class limited tickets toSan Francisco for £53, with an exclusive ticket at Council Blufts Which will entitle the buyer to a $5 rebate at San Franciseo, and seeond class limited tickets at $44, 'with an exchange ticket at cither Council Blufls or Kansas City with a rebate of $10 at San Francisco. These rates on first and second cluss tickets are the average rates, the New York Central and Pennsylvania charging a little more. —- Socialist Riot in Belginm, Brussers, Mareh 19,—The parade of un- employed socialists in Liege, from the manu- facturing centers of Belgium, last evening, resulted in disorder, A mob composed of socialists and the lowest classes of people took possession of the main streets, shouting, “Down With Capitalists,” “Down With the Burgeois,” and" attacking shops. They wrecked all the cafes and sacked all the shops in Rue Leopold. ‘The gen d'arn finally attacked the mob, and after a severe fight, In which many rioters were wounded, sucebeded In clearing the streets and restor- ing order. Seyeral hundred soclalists who taok an active part in the riot have been placed unde; The Find ‘The Graham Murder Trial. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., March 19.—1t is stated that in the Grabam murder trial to-day the witness, Brumly, again took the stand and his examination developed no lmportant testimony excepting that corroborgiing the story of Charlie Grabaw, iwplicatiug Cora Lee and Mrs. Malloy, HOXIE ANSWERS POWDERLY. Deolines to Arbitrate the Trouble With the Knights of Labor. WILL MEET THEM AS CITIZENS. As Ropresentatives of the Organiza- tion They Will Not Receive Re- cognition—Jay Gould's Dose of Taffy, Will Not Arbitrate the Strike. St. Lovts, Mareh 19.—The following reply of Vice President Hoxie to the request of Grand Master Workman Powderly for a con- terence was telegraphed that gentleman late this afternoon: Missouri Pacific. Rallroad Company— ecutive Department, St. Louis, March 1. T. V. Powderly, Kansas City, Mo.—I huave just received your telegram of the 15th Ins asking if I will meet yourself and commitiee to arrange o settlement of the pending diffi- culties. As this company now has contracts and agreements with various Iabor unions and organizations, and is not unwilling to continue to make such agreements as eireums stances may require with such unions and organizations of its employes as haye shown a disposition to earry out in_ good faith their undertaking, and as it has had in the past contracts with _your organi- zation and its representatives, Nas-herctotore had conferences with yourself and other members of your excetitive committee, it is but just and courteous that I should give you the reasons for this conj in to meet yourself and its execiitive committec whicli it would have done before this strike was inaugurated The usual object of such meetings between lway companies, througl their representa- tives and committees of their employes, is either to discuss such differences as may lave arisen, in_order that an_under- standing may bereached of the rights and relations cxisting between them, and such mutual concessions wmade as will avoid strikes and losses re- sulted thercfrom; oron the other hand, to setthe and_compromise such differences’ be- feen the parties after the ericvances of the employes have been presented: and if re- dress is refused after resort has actually been had. to strike s the only remedy. In thie pres- ent case neither of the above reasons for a conference exists, but the anomoly 18 pre sented of a strike' whieh is without redre: able grievance, which was entered upon without notice to_the company, and which has resulted in wanton and malicious de- struction of this company’s property, by vio- lence and incendiarisni, and in the almost total stoppage of business by threats, intimi- dation and force. A review of the history of tho pnst year Is essential to a full understanding of the present conditions. The differences between this company and its employes, resulting in the strike of Mareh, 1855, were Scttled by the voluntary intercessfons of the executives and officers of the states of Knnsas and Missouri, and not with yonr organization. The ngree- ments subsequently entered into with the committees of your organization have been taithfully earried out by this company. Minor fevances, under these arrangements, have ‘om time to time been presented, considered by the management, and adjusted in a man- ner apparently satistactory to the petitioners, and for the sake of peace and harmony this company has repeatedly, on the demand of rour organization, made changes in_ its staff Dy tho removal of' ofticials entirely sntistue- tory to the company but objectionable to some of your membpers, In our meoting witl you of last August in Now York: vour conpmittee thon stated that 3 r coniplaints existed - against i Pacilie railway on the part of your organization through non-compliance with the contracts then existing, but that it was necessary to_utilize your' organization upon the Missouri Pacific road to force an adjustent of difiiculties then pending with another corporation. Similar action has Deen taken by your organization in three in- s within'the last cight months—First threatening that members of your organi zation upon the Missourl Pacific railway would strike if it continued to exchange bus- iness with the Wabash road. Second, when the members of your organization compelled the strike of a portion of the employes of this company _in carrying out your boycott auainst” the Mallory ' line at Galveston, “Texas; and third, in the present instance, when the existing'strike was forced upon this company by the discharge of one C. A. Hall by the receivers of the Texas & Paciiic r: way, a road in the hands of the United States court, and in the management of “which this company has 1o voice or control, a fact whieh your organization fully recognized when your committee made application” to the receivers of that road for the reinstate- 1t of said employes, nstances might be cited where endeavors have been made to use this company for the purpose of boyeotting indiviauals who in- curred the displeasure of your organization, ‘An especially aggravated case of the failure of your organization to carry out its agreements was that of the workmen at I’ shops, who, in the last days of ¥eb stoppec vork on account'of analleged grievance, which was thereupon adjusted in a manne to their entire satisfaction, so_they resumed work for the agreement to continue under the concessions made by the _company; but within ten days thereafter they again left work on demand of your o nization in ordéring the present strike and without any grievance whateyer against this company. These continned stoppages of the work of this company without cause have become 5o frequent that, believing the futur will be as unsettled a5 the past, it_cannot consent to renew the agreement voluntarily abrogated by your organization and longer subuit to it the nt of our business. "Phis company, through its répresentatives, 15 and always has been willing to meet publie concern, and if you intetligent citizens ean suggest a piactical method whereby the present situation can be changed and trafie permanently restmed, this con: pany will be pleased to meet yourselt or them, as eitizens, but not as represcutatives of vour organization, to discuss the pending eultios orany other matters of public in- rest, In conclusion 1 desire emphatically to state that the responsibility for the fufure con- tinuance of the present unjustifiable strike will not rest with the management of this company, but, inasmuch a3 yonr organiza- tion has committed the exvor of striking first and endeavoring to nesotiate aticr has the power to and should end. the prese troubles by permitting such of our former employes, and others as desire to work, to s0 without fear of threats and intimidation, leaving this company free to resume its operations and aajust with its employes, as itisat all times ready and willing fo, any grievances they may hiaye. . M. Hox1k, First Vico President Missouri Pacifie Rail- road. Powderly's Reply. Kaxsas Crry, March 19.—The following reply was sent to Hoxle from ‘here to-night by Powderly: KANSAS Ciry, Mareh 1011 M. Itoxic First Vice resident, St Louis, Mo:—Sincé you will not meet with pie as general’ master workmen of the Knights of = Labor, L must decline = to meet with you n any other eapacity, and the responsi- bility for the future eontinuance of the strike st not be charged 1o the Knights of Labor since thie exeeutive oflicers of that order will not be permitted to meet and co-operate with you in settling the strike. It was my intention, had you consented to meet with e, fo endavor to effect such a settlement as would prevent the impo- sitions as have been practiced upon the em- ployes of your company by subordinate oiti- cials, and putan end to strikes on your lines for the future, T. V, POWDERLY. Powderly, \hen seen ata late hour by an Associated press representative, stated thit he liad concluded lts business here and would leave to-morrow morning, going probably to Detroit or Canada. ‘The exccutive board, he said, diseussed the situation to-night angd de- cided o take no immediate action. They will uow await the result of the couference of the " two governors ~with Hoxie before doiug anything further. “Fowd said he was present at the conferehice when the Knights of Labor accepted the proposi tion of the governors, mentioned in a prevl: | ous dispatel this everivg, When questioucd MAROIH 20. 1886, a8 to the future conrse of the Knights of La- bor in ease the railroad officials_continue to decline to treat with them, ho said that would be a matter for future determination. THE GOOD 'BLIC. Jay Gould's Fondness For When It's Policy. Cranteston, S, C., March 19.—[Speciat Telegram, ]—The report of the action of the Dallas Merchants' exchange and the citizens of Greenville, Texas, in_passing resolutions denounciatory of the strikers and the strik- ers’ methods, were forwarded to Jay Gould, here, and he has just forwarded a telogram in response, of which the following is the full text? “No words of mine can sufliciently express my appreciation of the kind words of encouragement and the good advice con- tained in your dispatch. The present strike on our system was ordered by the officors of a secret organiza- tion because & neighboring railway in the control of the highest court in the land had seen fit to discharge one of their employes, and with no other complaint against the management of the Missouri Pa- cific and without any warning or shadow of Justification. The entire business of four states and one territory is completely para lyzed and the millions of resident citizens are deprived of the railway facilities on which thier entire prosperity depends and to the en- joyment of which they have legal rights p mount to any secret organization, because their rights are secured to them by the laws of the land. The Missourl Pacific employes 14,5 men; of these only 3,717 are con- corned in the presont strike, so that these 8,717 conspirators, who are by force and intimidation stopning our trains, are depriving the remaining 10900 of their co-laborers of their daily earnings, Will not the public soon learn that it is they that pay the railway pay rolls: that the railway is its clearing house to reccive and distribute thi fund, which is fully 60 per cent of the entire Them | gross earnings of a railway? And when they do they will probably find some method to regulate and control the labor engaged in railway transportation and thus prevent such strikes as the present one.” “The telegram is dated March 10, signed by Jay Gould, and addressed to the citizens of the cities of Dallas and Greenville, Hunt county, Texas, EXECUTIVE INTERVENTION. Kansas' and Missouri's Governors Will Try to Arbitrate Axsas Crry, Mareh 19, — Governor Marmaduke of Missouri and Governor Mar- tin of Kansas have decided that public inter- est renders it necessary for them to endeavor toactas mediators in the present suike. They have prepared a proposition which, after constderation, has been accepted by the strikers, and the two governors left to-night for St. Louis to lay it before the railroad oflicials, ‘The men agree to return to work on the basiy of settlement adopted at the close of the strike a yearago—that is they will come bick on the terms of the agreemerit in force at the time they struck, simply making the request that the questio of iri- creasmg the wages of the bridge and track men be taken into consideration. The mat- ter of Hall’s reinstatement on the Texas & Pacilic is not mentioned in_the proposition. Mr. Powderly did not leaye for St.Louis, as he had intended, but is in secret” confer: ence with the excentive delegates this even- ing, and_has not been interviewed since his ecofpt of Loxie's reply to his request. for meotiug. The general fecling here is one of strong liope that the intercession of the state executives will secure a_settlement between the oflicials and_the men, as it did a year ago, and an early conclusion of the strike, Incidents of the Great Strike. 1. Louts, March 10.—The hope of o set- tlement of the strike upon the great Gould southwestern system in the near future, seems nearer realization this morning than at any time during the present difliculty, In- terest in future developments is cqually divided between the course_which the d charge of mechanic Hall at Marshall, ‘Tex shall pursue, and the reply of Hoxie to Pow- derly, now at Kansas Oity, Many feel con- fident that submission of i1all's grievances to the United States court will result in- end- ing the strike. DALLAS, 19.—Depredations upon the Te ill continue. This morning two bridges were burned near here but the fact was discovered before any traing attempted to pass over the streams, Car Drivers' Strike, Coruamnus, Mareh 20.—The Street Railway company ran’ one car over the line under the requirements of the charter this morning, The police assisted, and on the return trip the men endeavored to take possession of the car, but were clubbed off by the police and ond man was badly bruiséd up. The mayor made a speech to the men assuring them: of his sympathy so lon as they indulge inno violence, e hias the strikers in_good con- trol, ready to obey his orders. The mayor is not inclined to allow further” police infer ence, UL EXPOS| Navy Drill at Key West With Uscless Snell and Shrapnel, W Yonk, March 10.—[Speeial Tel gram.]—A dispateh from Key West in regard to the naval drill yesterday, says: Y esterday companies from the various ships landed at Fort Taylor in ship boats with thiee inch guns, These guns were dragged across woolden bridges, through brushmud, to a vosition by the landing, in front of which was a floating target about 700 yards distant, Firing with shell and shrapnel ensued. The result was a great surprise and disappoint- ment to every one. Forty-three attempts were mude, out of whieh twenty-three miss- fires oceurred, owing to the wretchedly de- fective state of the ammunition. In addi- tion, only two out of ten shrapnels exploded, and two shells exploded at the muzzle of the un, 50 that had the shots been directed at an enemy over the heads of our own men, hundreds of the latter wonld have been slain. The ammunition is all known to be seven years old, and might possibly be ten years older, The whole thing 15 a shameful ex- posure, NO SHOW FOR JOE The Chesterficldian Fine Must Stay in the Pen. CricAGo, March 19,—A report was received in Chicago this afternoon that the supreme court at Ottawa to-day handed down opin- ions in a number of cases, one of them being that of Joe Mackin, the alleged ballot box stufler and election “line-worker,” The re- port stated that a motion for a rebieavin the state case against Mackin was granted. This would necessitato a re-argument of the case and involved the possibility of Mackin’s release from the penitentiary. Late this evening, however, the Daily News received the following dispateh : . Orrawa. L, Mareh 19.—In the Mackin o a petition for rehearing is denied. No opinion filed, A, 1. TAvLoR, Clerk Supreme Coult, - - Ninety Hours Without a Verdict, HorrisTer, Cal,, March 10.—The jury in the case of J. 1. Prewett, charged with the murder of Dr. Powers, September 17, 155, after being out ninety hours, were dischargea to-day, being unable to agree. The trial has created intense excitement over the entire The testimony showed that Dr. Powers was hanged 10 tree to creato the pearance of lynching, “A number of others, who were charged with participating in the murder, were released by consent of the prosecution with the hove of inducing them 0 Lurn state's evidence. On their refusul to testify, they were sent to jail for contempt, where they ate still conlined. Worker coast THURSTONS, MONEY TALKS, A Chance for the Omaha Team to Win or Lose a Thousand. Lixcory, Neb, March pecial Telo- eram.|~The following challenge is given to the press for publieation to-morrow morning: The Fitzgerald Hose company of Lingoln, Neb., challenge the Thurston Hose company of Omaha, Neb,, as they were organized for the national tournament at New Orleans, or any other hose company in the United States that are bona fide members o nized fire company, to run a race of 500 yards, Nebraska te Firemen's association rules to govern, the same for any amount from $500 to §1,000, Challenge to be accepted within thirty days from date. The Lincoln, Neb., State Journal to be final stakeholder. A forfeit of $200 to bo deposited with the State Journal upon acceptance of the challenge. C. 1. HomvAN, Fitzgerald Hose Team, Lively Sensation at Crete. Onere, Neb. March 19, — [Speeial.] — Thomas Toogood, member of the firm of ‘ogood Brothers, dealers in gencral mer- andise, running an_ extensive establish- ment in this city, died on Tuesday night. Some ugly rumors began to float” around among our citizens, and hints of foul play were numerous, the outgrowth of a row had with his brother VMeent, a_member of the firm, some two weeks ago. The coroner took the ease in charge, empanclied s jury on Wednesday afternoon, adjourncd until Thursddy morning, when the taking of tes- timony began. The evidenco given dovel- oped the fact that the deceased man had been for a long time addicted to drink, at times to such an extent as to render him uniit for bus- iness, From witnesses to the row between the two brothers it was learned that on the night in question Tom entered the store in a drunken state; his brother Vineent re strated with him; words led to blow: seized a club and struck his brother on tho head, thie blow inflicting a wound which bled profusely; Vincent retaliated with a blow with his fist_on his brother’s eye, when the attaches of the store separated them. ‘Thomas then left, finally reachied home, taken violently ill and died on Tucsday night last. Drs. Conrad and Boice testifiod - as to their conncetion with the case as attending physi- cians. From their testimohy it was- learned that the deceased was not suffering from any biow inflicted on his person, but rather from the effcets of his dissipated habits, which brought an attack of influmation of the brain, and led to his death. “The jury returned the following verdict: “Having all the testimony in this case wo beliove fhat deceased eame to his death trom inflamation of the brain caused by excessive use of aleohol,” The high business s the sudden Manager of the anding of the brothers, nd tragical death of Thomas, the coroner’s examination and the evidence given, have been the reigning subjects of conversationand gossip in Crete duving the past three days, and still contint Dead Sure of the Job. NEnrAskA Crry, Neb., Mareh 19.—[Spe- cial Telegram.]—Thomas Morton received a dispateh from Senator Manderson this morn- ing to the effect that the senate had confimed him as postmaster at Nebraska City. Mr. Morton Wil not take charge of the oftice until April 1, egram. |— peace, from Dunlap, Towa, was arrested here to-day by our efficient ofticer, Sherift Kavanaugh. Hels wanted there for grand larceny and embezzlement. A writ of habeas corpus was denied by the county judge. They are now awaiting a requisition from the governor. e sl JAEHNE'S ARREST. New York Officials Reticent- tor Byrne's Cleverness. sw Your, March 19.—[Special Tele- gram.|—The sensation of the day is the ar- rest of Alderman Jachne, All sorts of rumors are afloat as to who will be the next alderman_gathered in. Police Inspector Byrnes said to-day: “I first met Alderman Jaehne about a year and a haif ago, but I did not learn until some time afterward that he was the Jaehne concerning whom I had oc- easion to make inquiries beeause of reports 1 iiad heard that he was aeting as a fence, When I did find that out I knew that, like all dishonest men, he would squeal it approached properly. Within the past two week he has confessed to me on four different occasions that he was bribed to vote for tho Broad way road and also for other railroad schemes. He confessed this in the presence of witnesses. How I induced him to do this matters not. In dealing with thicves the police have to use means and methods which might not be proper in other lines of business, In confessing that he had been bribed Jachne thoughit he had the best of it, and thought he was not getting himself into any trouble. e must think differently now, and by this tine realizes the trap I led himinto. He will be convicted beyond a doubt, as the evidence ainst him s perfect and conelusive in every respeet, He did not confess to me throw love, but through fear, and as I expected he proved himself a_coward. L am not at liberty to state as yet what other names he mentioned or what others e implicated, He had no negotiations whatsover with Jacob Sharp persoually, and knew nothing from him.” NEw Youk, March 19.—The grand jury was 1n session to-day, and frow the fact that “aptain Williams and Deteetive Pierce were called in, it is surmised that Aldernian Jachne's 'transactions in_conncetion with Mus. Hamilton's stolen silver might be under consideration. Notiing delinite, however, could be learned. About 2 o'clock the jury returned a batel of minor indictments, ani Judge Gildersleeve took oceasion to warn its members to make no disclosures in re; dto the proceedings now on and to come before then, Affer adjournment the senate committee on the Broadway road franchise, its counsel, Messts, Roseoe Conkling and 'Clarence A Seward fice and rema Alter their departure Mr. Martin said a5 to the nature of the conference between himselt and the lawyers: V1 cannot tell just wii transpired, but this Iwill say, we conversed about the alderman ahd the bri- bery.” As to to the probal of con- viciing Jaehne, he said that he had lopes of being able to do s0: he would under 1o cireumstances give him any inmunity for any confession he might make, nor wouid hie sermit him to turn state's evidence, He said urther that the grand jury have as yet presented no indictment against Aldernian Jaeline, but that he wonld supereede the ex- amination in the case which was set down Monday. This course will do nway with necessity for an examination altogether, and wake Jachne prepare for tiial, The Seventeenth Chess € NEW ORLEANS, Mareh 1D, and Mr. Steinitz commicnead pla seventeenth gawe in the world’s ehan shiv tournament fternoon. ‘The opening wus tiwe gue ubit declined, and was drawi on twenty- on moves. | Zukertort, 1 hour and 5 nutes; Steinitz, ninutes, The next game will be played Monday, - The Failure Scorc NEW Yors, March 19, —Total business fail nspee- 8000 after wres during the lust seven days in Canada sud the United States 225, l 299 NUMBER 222 A P, HENRY ON PROHIBITION. | The Rum Shops of Towa Shaken From Bung Holes to Bar Rails, CLARK DEFENDS HIS MEASURE. The Most Powerful Burst of Oratory Ever Heard in the lowa Capi- tol—The Bill Ordered Engrossod. Evory Sonator Had a Turn Drs MoiNes, lowa, March [Speclal Telegram.]—This was another field day in the senate on the temperance question. After several days of dobate, the Clark bill, which is the supplementary act for strengthening the present prohibitory law, was ordered en- grossed by ® strict party vote, save that Gault (proh-dem.), voted ‘with the republi- cans. Every orator in the senate who cared to discuss prohibition has had a trial, and the debate to-day concluded the list. Senator Bolter consumed the forenoon in opposing the bill, and this afternoon Senators Case; Bloom and Sehmidt spoke against it But the speech of the day, and in fact of the whole session, was made by Senator Clark of Page county, who is boing called the Patrick Henry of the legislature, It was a most vizorous argument for prohibition, yetit was so inspiring in its fmpassioned bursts of eloquence that it called forth the unstinted admiration of those who dis- agreed with him as well as those who did not, The senate floors and galleries were packed with visitors, and several times his romarks. were Interrupted with bursts of applause, which the chairman’s gavel could not sp- press. In therugeed strength of his eloquence he brushed away the sophistical avguments of his opponents and earried his hearers nlong with the sweep of moral power, Heo fro- quently addressed his remarks to the senator from IHarrison (Bolter), and turned upon him with wit and sarcasm that kept the audi- enco in an upro Democrats and republi- cans alike admit that Clark’s speech of an hour anda half was the most powerful effort of the kind ever heard In the state capitol, This practically closed the debate, though a feeble attempt to answer it w made by Sehmidt of Davenport and Bloom of Towa City. The bill was then ordered engrossed. ‘The senate bill locating the supreme court at Des Moines also eame up on its third reading and was passed by n bare constitutional mas Jority—just twenty-six voting for The house passed on its third reading Hol- brook’s substitute for the bill electing rail- road commissioners. In this shapo the bill provides for the cumulative system of elee- tion. The house bill for compulsory educa- tion was lost on its third reading, The house tool up the senate bill against the adultera- tion of dairy productsand for the appointment of a daixy commissioner, and passed its chief features, and adjourned pending a settlement of the bill. A year ago last monht there was a frightful aceident on the C., B, & Q. near Creston, in which several lives were lost. Among. them wae that of Mrs, W. €, Carroll, a young brids of Denver. The administrator of her estate, acting, it Is understood, for her husband, Dbrought suit against the company for dame ages, asking $25,000. Other suits for her estate, aggregating §35,000, are pend- ing on this. o-day the case went to the jury in the circuit court here. The trial has lasted for three weeks and is likely to become a cause celebre in railroad litigation. The cowrt room has looked like a railioad workshop, A large amount of expert testimony has been introduced. Pleces of the broken rail which caused the aceident have been in evidence, together with miniature cars, models of bridges, guard rails and other apparatus. The jury has been out several lours, so far unable o agree upon a verdict. AN ELEVATOR FALL. Collapse of an Extensive Firm of Du- luth Grain Mo S1. PAvL, Mmn., March -A_Duluth special to the Pionecr Press says: The Len- ham Elevator company failed fo put up its margins and their failure was announced on the eve of closing tho afternoon board, 1t is difticult to get the assets and liabilities, and it may require a dayor so to sccure details, The company inc®rporated under the laws of Dakota, witlian_oftice at Sanborn, where George L. Lenham is the manager as well as o the - line of ele- vators in Dakota. L. N. Lenham is the manager here. The yaid up capital of the company is £135,000. e failure was caused by the ffuctuations of the day and calls for margins whieh were put up until the com= tsslon me bocan selling, Thon thoy, st sended. 1t is understood there were 409,000 ushels out on account of the firm. 1t is thought that the firm will recover after its affairs are adjusted s S The Or New York, March 10, kamp, once a sailor before the mast, and theretore entitled to speak, Ins made & statement in regard to the accident to the steamer Oregon, on which lie wis a passenger, Ho says when the attempt to stop the hole was belug made he leaned far out over the " vessel's side and saw that the iron plates were bent inward, showing that the force_came from without, As to the night, he says itwas perfectly clear, and that any vessel, Tarze or small, with oF without lights, could have been scen four miles away, ster. William 1. Boom= ustained, The Polish chureh Bishop I Dirnorr, Mareh 19, trial was conchuded this afternoon, 1t was decided in fayor of Bishop Borzess, who sued fora writ of ejcctment azainst the des posed vriest, Father Koluinakl, = Fatiior Colasinski’s ‘attorneys have determined to ey the 50 to the higher conrts, Carefor the Children Children feel the debility of the changing seasons, even more than adults, and they b come cross, peevish, and uncoutrollable. The blood should be eleansed and the system sorated by the use of Hood's Sarsupirila t Soring my two children were vaee nated. Soon afier, they broke all out with ru ning sores, so dreadful T thoughit Tshould 1o them, Hood's Sarsaparilla curcd thein €onie pletely; and they have been Lealthy ever siuce. Ido fecl that Mood's Sursapariila saved my children to me! 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