Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 31, 1886, Page 1

FIFTEENTH YEAR, THEY'LL ARBITRATE Hoxie 'Signifies His Willingness to Meet a Committee of His Employes, THE BOARD GOING TO ST. LOUIS. Tilinois Militia Oalled Out to Protect Prop- erty in That State. A PASSENGER TRAIN WRECKED. Warrants fssued for the Arrest of Strikers—The Police Run Down a Train Wrecker— Other News and Events, Oonferences Reach a Climax, NEwW Yonrk, Mach 50,~1 p. m.—The ques- tion as to general principie of arbitration 1s being thoroughly discussed at the con- ference between Gould and the committee of knignts to-day. The session began at 11 and still continues, Hoxle in St. Louis is conneeted with the committee by direct wire and is taking an active part in the conference. A gentleman ‘who has been in the committee room all this morning, states that the outlook for an agreement as to the man- ner and conditions of the sctliement by arbitration are very favorable. 8:50 p. m.—The conference has just now adjourned to meet to-morrow morning. It is stated that considerable progress has been made in the negotiations for settlement by ar- bitration, but the whole matter is in such a crude state at present that no details or re- sults of the day’s labors will be made public, NEW Yonx, March 50.—4 p. m.—In an in- terview just held with a gentleman who was present to-day at the conference, and stands very close to Gould, it was learned that the Knights of Labor eommittee submitted a proposition for arbitration which has been referred to Hoxie at St. Louis, as Gould de- clined toact without the advice of Hoxis The meeting was adjourned to await his ar- rival. Should Hoxie reply this evening his views will at once be sent to Powderly and his associates, and should they so desire they are at liberty to make the matter publie. Gould and Hoxie both ex themselves as willing to any of their employes and to hear their grievances, Their employes must, however, in each class belong to the class making the complaints. KFor instance, should the engineers desire to arbitrate any matter the complant must be presented to the company and all negotiations be earried on with the engineers complaining. No questions are to be asked as to whether they are Knights of Labor or not, but they must be employes of the company, and no commit- tee will be received which contains any but employes, ST, Louis, March 30.—Application to the Missouri Pacific headquarters by an Associ- ated press reporter this afternoon clicited the following bit of information. Further Hoxle would not talk: “Hoxle having been named by the board of directors of the Mis- sourl Pacific railway as its continuing repre- sentative in dealing with the strike on its lines will adopt no course of action that will be Inconsistent with the position that he has heretofore taken.” New York, March 30.—Hoxie has con- sented to arbitration. The detalls of the set- ‘tlement will be arranged with him in St, Louis, whither the executive board will go to-morrow. ‘The story of to-day as given by the board was: The whole discussion to-day between Gould and Powderly was on the subject of arbitration generally, and on which there was unanimity of opinion. Gould expressed himself very favorably, but as the matter of adjudicating theditferences had been referred to Hoxie the following telegram was sent at iest of 1'.,\‘45113; v Yonrk, March 50.—11, M. Iloxie, Gen- nager, St. Louis, Mo, —Will you meet the general exccutive board of the Knights abor or a_cominittee of your employes from the Knights of Labor for the purpose ot hearing what the cause of complaint was and for the purpose of making a settlement of the present ifliculties alike favornblo to both parties, either on a basis of wbitration or by mutual agreement, the same to be binding to all par , L. Horkins, In answer to which the following was re- ceived and delivered to Powderly about 6 L. Hopkins—Replying to this date 1 have to say that i sived from Gould the follow- e message (here I8 quoted the message beginning Mu resuming the movement ot tralus, ete.”), to which 1 sent tho following reply: Jay Gould—I have your message in relation” to your interview with Powde and also a fetter of instruction, and will earry out the same to the best of my ability. Tani therefore willing to meeta committod of our employes without discrimination who areactually at work in the service of the company at the time sueh committee ap- pointed; to adjudicato with them any griey- they may hay . M. Hox1r Powderly being so exhaustéd by sickness, returned 1o his home in Scranton at 6 o’clock to-night, The others of the board leave for 8t. Louls to-morrow morning. The follow- ing dispateh was sent to Irons to-nights New Yonrk, March Martin Trons, St, Louis—IHave been in conference all day with theresult that Viee President Hoxie agrees to the following: (Here follows telegram of Hoxie, consenting to arbitiate,) Have your executive committee order the men to reéturm 10 work, and also sclect @ special committe from the employes of the Missourl Paciti to wait on Mr. Hoxie to adjudicate any griev- ances. Do this as quickly as possible, The board will leave for St. Louis to-marrow, Frevemer Tvesen, iis ended the work of the general exceu- tive board in this city, AT THE SLEEPY CITY, Froight Trains Moving Under Strong Police Protection, 8r, Louts, March 80.—The Missouri Pacifie 18 preparing to move freight trains as usual today, and there is a greater activity about its large freight depot than at any previous time during the strike. No trains had left East St. Louis up to 10 a. m. The situation there Is considered somewhat threatening, though no outbreak has occurred. 81, Lous, Mareh 30.—Three hundred and fifty men employed by the St. Louis Trans- fer company, reported for duty at the usual hour this morning, aud when about to begin their duties of the day, were told by the su- perintendent of the company that it had been decided to furnish thew protection in per- forming thelr dutics, by detaillng a squad of deputy United States marshals to accom- pany them during the day aua guard them from molestation from the strikers, Phis was what the wen were waiting for, and they inwediately struck, declaing they wanted no protection. No fieight ean now be brought across the river to this city, for the ferry is the only means of transfer, and this new strike renders this useless, for no trains ean be procured to do the necessary hauling r0in the railways to the river landings. "Thuee frelght tuins started out this woru- ing from the Missouri Paclfic by a strong force of police. There were no crowds of any size congregated in the v at the time and none were molested atany point along the route leading out of the city. t I8 stated that the company could run th regular number of trains could the necessary Dumber of policemen be procured to- protet them. Martin Irons, ehairman of the _executive committee of district assembly No, 101, ar- tved from Sedalia this morning, ‘and fm- mediately repaired to the meetinz of his com- mittee, which is now being held. he presid- ing. [le refuses to make any stitomint re- carding the strike, and will nothing to tie reporters, except that the committee has taken no action and will take none until the result of the confercnes now being held be- tween Gould and Powderiy shall be known. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of William McConnel and Willi striking Pacifie railrond emplo with obstructing the passage of a Missouri P cifie train on March 27, Judge Advocate Me- Gary, of the Knightsof I'asor.who was arrest- ed yesterday on the char.e of tresspassing on the company's property, was brought before the court this morning, 'and was allowed to give bail, pending preliminary examination of the chiirge, Four freight trains were this morning made up in the Iron Mountain yard, and under the protection of a small force ol po- lice suceeeded in passing through the city without any interference from the strikers, St. Lours, March 30.—Under the protee- tion of United States marshals in b Wabash railroad yards in North St. Loui regular passenger and freight trains are riving on time without any trouble. No crowds of strikers have offered any resist- ice to the regular business of the road at that point, and none is expected, Chisafternoon the Chicazo, Burlington & Quincy started a freight train of seventeen cars out of their yards in East St. Louis, A short distance beyond the relay depot a nuin- ber of strikers boarded the train and_ succed- ed in ditching the seven rear cars. ‘The en- giue with the remaining ears eseaped. Ofticials of the Missouri acific and Iron Mountain railroads to-day announced their agents would receive fréight for all point General Superintendent Karrigan of the Mis- souri Pacific said this eyening that business Was progressing favorably on the whole tem. Full trafife was not resumed, of course, but every day showed an improvement, Fully 150 trains hud becn moved to-day on “all the lines and there was less interferance, AT EAST ST. LOUIS, Sheriffs Demand For Aid—The Militia Called For Action, St. Lours, March 80, — Notwithstand- ing the announcement that Governor Oglesby did mot ~ consider the situa- tion at Bast St. Louls serious enough to war- ant the calling out of the state militia, the ad- jutant-general has ordered the Decatur con- pany to equip for service and hold themselves in readiness for marching orders. Similar in- structions, it is supposed, have been sent to other commands. St Louts, March 80.—No serious dis turbance has yet occurred in st St. Louis, although several attempts by the railroad companies to start out ireight trains have been resisted by the strikers. An Tilinois & St. Louis railway engine, while en- gaged in making up a freight tiain, was ap- proached by a number of strikers, who re- quested the engineer to desert his post. This lie refused to do, and themen killed the cngine and took it back to the round house. On the Vandalia tracks asimilar attempt was made to make up a treight train, but the en- gincer complicd with the request of the strikers to leave the entine. DECATL —A telegram has Adjutant General company of this ely to 2o to East vards, guarded The 1y , dirceting the mili place to prepare immedi; St._Loui: 5. Lours, Mareh 20.—The following dis- patclh was set this morniag by Sherif Robi- quet of St. Clair county, 1ll, to Governor Oglesby, but no answer has yet been re- ceived EAST ST. Louts, March 50.—To Governor Oxlesby. Springlield, Til.—Your dispatel, re- ceived too late for me to'come to Springfield, and my state of health is impaired so_muchl by late vigils that it is out of the question for me to go far from home. I called a posse at Enst St. Lonis when the emergency occurred, Few person nd few will. There are mine yard There are 1,500 men determined no freight train shall be moved, They respect mo authority, and seem to hold the state of Tlinois in Ttis foll to think of moving fr. the state sends 4 strong_force, 10 (G0 50 will result in_ failure and bring the authorities into further contempt, ~ Engines hias been killed this morning, and the fréight bloeeade is complote, oxeeptas to the rond ir the hands of the United States marsha, Tho strikers seem to nave strong_ respect U nited States. i 1 Sheriff St. A Post-Dispateh speeial f 1i, says: Governor Oglesby ordered men of the Eighth and Fifth regiments to hold themselves in instant readiness to pro- ceed to East St. Louis, 1t is believed they will be ordered fo move this afternoon. He also ordered a section of artillery and a gat- thing gun squad there CincaGo, 1., Mareli 30.—The Inter Ocean’s Greenville, TIL, special: Company F 11inois National Guards' has_reccived orders to be ready to move (o Kast St. Louis on u monient’s notice. Communication from the state capital arrived this afternoon, SHOT AT KANSAS CITY. John Nooman. a Strikor, Receives a Bullet From a Policeman. OmcaGo, Mareh 50.~The Daily News' special from Kansas City says: AS a result of the Missouri Pacific strike, a_partial trage- dy was enacted here this morning, in which James Noonan was shot. A Missouri Pa- cifie freight train started out of the yards, consisting of twenty cars, loaded with® mer: chandise and one empty. "The train was under police protection. No' demonstration was made untii the train reached the Chicago & Alton elevator, about one wile east of the Grand avenue depot. ~The officers were on the lookont for something, since threats had been made. When this voint was reached two men n out of @ lumber yard-and attempted to turn the switch, Tiiey succeededin turning the switch between the frucks of the sixth box car. Twelve froight cars and a caboose were ditehed and® badly wrecked. The ofticers immediately pur- sted the men who turned the switch. ily captured, but John i refused to halt and was shot in the hip by Oicer Parker, ‘The shoot- ing cuused great excitement among the strik- 1t no trouble has yet oceurred. All 1\lll'ma)l.~l ALONG THE LINES. Outrages Committed Charged Up to the Striking Employes. Pansons, Kas, Mareh 80.—The north- bound passenger train was ditched five miles south of here, and the engine, mail car and baggage car were thrown down the embank- ment. The only one seriously hurt was Mail Agent Moon. who has been taken to his home at Osage Mission, The track will be cleared to-day, The wreck was caused by a fish-plate belng remoyed and the rails spread- ing. Great indignation is manifested by the citizens at the perpetrators of the deed, aud itis likely that the guilty ones will be ar- rested and punished, “as detectives have fob- tained some clues as to who the guilty pariies are. They Won't Stand a Reduction® New Yo March 81,—2 m.~Drivers and conductors of the Brdhdway Surface rallroad, learning that their pay was to be re- duced next Monday from $2.25 per day to $2, held a m«s«,llll‘ after midnight and emphat- ically avowed their purpose o refuse any com plinnee with such terms, -~ Trouble Compels a Shut Dowa. CuicAGo, Mareh 80.—The Chicago Stove works, emplowing 250 men, shut down to- day. An aceident to a portion of the machin- ery is the reason given, but there is a dispute between the firm and sowe of its employes 10 regard o wilges. I’vluhnr scttlement the works will uot start up again. THE RIOTS AT AN END. Quictude Restored at Charlerol—De- pression in Belgian Trade. Brusegrs, March 50.—Quiet has not only been restored at Charlero, but the strikers are generally returning to work. The only locality where disturbances have increased is in the Central coal mining district. The principle quarry owner in the Tournai dis- trict consented to increase the wages of his men, if themaster miners at their meeting shall acquicsce. A mob of strikers entered Tour- nai this morning and made a noisy demon- stration, but withdrew when they found e town thotoughly guatded by gens d'arms. The Iatter have the streets so weil patrolled that it is practically impossible for the rioters to assemble at any place in town. In_the Liege distriet tlie strikers are less violent. At Merviero,fourteen miles east of Liege,jthe poilce hve seized the ofice “anid papers” of the secretary of the Workmen's Universal union. Brissers, March 80.—The strike _in Char- eroi distri ded this evening, The civie guard hias been disbanded. M. Beernaer, minister of finanee, made a E h in the chamber of deputies to-day on the subject of the prevailing labor troubles, He referred to the depression that has existed in all branches of business for the past_eight years, and said that the capital invested in collieries was yielding only one per cent in- terest.. ‘The rioting of the last few days was work ot convicted felons and s of the population, and this fact justifies the - stern military easures which Thad ~ “been adopte for the repression of the outbreaks. The gov- ernment, he added, would do its utmost to assist the uncmploved workingmen, and with this object in view, would soon ask for a credit of 43,000,000 franes, which it was i tended to be used in the extension of rail- Three hundred workmen emploved in the merino factories at Dinant, and a like num- ber of quarrymen at Ecaussines went out on a strike to-day. M, Goulet, of the Paris socialist paper Cri du Peuple, was arrested upon his arrival at Charlerol fo-day and’ conducted back to the Tontie Biussrrs, March 50.—A number of Bel- gian women have been arrested on_the Ger- man frontier. They were engzaged in smug- cling anarelist prints into Belgium, German named Botenkemph has becn ar- rested in Liege who had in liis possession a number of important letters from German socialists, The German Anti-Socialist Law. BERLIN, March 50.—Herr von Puttkamer, Prussian minister of the Interior, in the reichstag to-day made a personal appeal on behalf of the anti-socialist law. In the course of hisaddress he exclaimed: “In the emperor’s name and by the emepror’s orders Iassure you that his majesty would regret profoundly and grieve deeply if the pro- longation of the anti-socialist law is refused. “The emperor would shed_tears of blood in order to maintain the law.” Dr. Von Puttka- mer referred to the socialist troubles in Belgium, which, he said, threatened the peace of Europe. s Dr. Windthorst said he failed to see any connection between the Belgium disorder and German sociali Dr. Von Puttkamer, in reply, sald that ac- cording to newspaper reports’ Germans in- 1kes in Belgium. e w to point out that the inaaequate lnws of Belgium had rendered disorders possible, but he deniedthat German socialists were implicated in the troubles. Belgian bourgois constantly and wilfully sought to create se ous disorders, and the government itself pro- voked troubles. Herr Babel ealled the speaker to order, whereupon the speaker denounced Babel and Most as dangerous agitators, Preparing to Fight Gladstone. Loxvoy, March 20.—Chamberlain and Teyelyan are preparing a plan of open hos- tility to the government. They are arranging to make a statement to the countty through the house of commons of their reasons for leaving {he eabinet, and will accompany this statement with the broposal of a measure for the government of Irefand which they will Jolntly prepare. They will endeavor fo con- Solidate all the opponents of Gladstone in sll[\)]mrl of their scheme. A'lire in the English timber vard at Peter- Iyluni‘\l;;h to-day destroyed $500,000 worth of stock. The house of commons by a vote of 258 to 127 to-night rejected Heaton's motion urging that negotiations be entered into with other untries with the object of establishing uni- al penny postage. i “The tories caleulate sixty whigs and forty radicals will secede from Gladstone’s party. Reports from all quarters of lreland sent to Gladstone indicate that the people are in a state of feverish expectation, and “that the failure of his home rule policy will lead to an outbreak of violenc Usual Parisian Tragedy. PAnts, March 50.—M. Mussett, chemist, to- day ended a quarrel with his mistress by shooting her dead and then killing himself, Both parties were murried. The tragedy has made a sen Decause of the high stand- ing of the parties. Mme, Mussctt is the daughter of a member of the chamber of dep- uties. ve e DESTROYED, e Lays the Florida City in As Kpy West, Fla., March 30.—A fire started in the San Carlos theatre at 1 o'clock this morning and is still burning, and_is beyond the control of the firemen. A fresh wind blowing from the south has caused the fire to spread, and already five blocks in the cenf of the' city have been destroyed. The fire will probably o to the harbor. The Episco- nd Baptist churches have been burned, with thirty other buildings, stores dences. Over fifty holises have alre ineluding the Masonic hall, ti gar factorios and « bouded wareliouse con. taining nearly a quarter of a million dolars wortliof tobaceo. Oflicers {rom the United States steamers Brooklyn and Powhattan have been blowing up some of the houses with powder. There s no water supply ‘and the cisterns are mostly dry, 16 is now stated that the fire will Lot stop until it reaclies the harbor, 1t is now enteriug the business part of the city, dostroying buildings containing heayy stocks of goods and the 05 will be very great. 1t now looks s though Hotel Russell would succumb shorly. Dernorr, March 50.—A Journal says: A terrible fire visited Bronson this morning, Two persons were burned to death and several badly injured. Loss $20,000, The fire destroyed a_fine brick block, only recently completed, Mrs. Timothy Hurley and daughter May, nged 14 years, were burned to death. My, Hurley and thrée other children were seriously burned, but are ex- peeted t The fire subsided at 3 o'clock. The prin- cipal part of the fown hus been Burned, * Six wharves and five brick warchiouses we KEY W A Terrible y been burned, speclal to the persons were injured, of Whom six were taken to the Marine hospital, and the others on board the man-ot-war, No lives were lost, —— Potsoned By Wild Parsnips. EAsT SAGINAW, Mich, March 80.—1The family of Thomas Rollison, a farmer living eight miles from here, ate wild parsnips yes- terday. Two children, faged 5 and 2, died from " the effects of 'the poison, and the mothier is not expzcted 1o recover, ——~ Afairs in ece. Aruexs, March 80.—It is stated that the government will submit to parlisment a measure providing for a compulsory loan and for the confiscation of monestry lands. A xeport is current that the governinent in- ends to wobilize the National Guards, e Gingham Dealer Goes Up. CuicaGo, Mareh 50.—Inter-Ocean’s Joliet, (L, special: N, D. Dyer, dry goods, con- fessed judgement notes this evening aggre- gatlug $25,000. Dyer's labilities are yet unknown. His stoék invoice $85,000. been assigued. | Noreason for the failure 31. 1886, FAT PLUM FOR SOME 10W United States Pension mt Jacob Rich Sends in His Resignation, DELEGATE GIFFORD CONFIDENT. Opinion General That Morrison is a Failure—Prominent Trio of Hawk- eye Men in Washington— Capitrl Notes. Pension Agent Rich Resigns. WasHINGTON, March 80.—[Special Tele- gram.|—Considerable agitation was created among Towa demoerats here this evening when it became known that ~Jacob Rich, United States pension for Towa and > braska, sent in his resignation nearly two weeks ago. This discovery was a great sur- prise to Hawkeye democrats, They had hoved to have Rich supplanted by a demo- crat, but they were not expecting his resigna- tion, which was sent direct to President Cleveland. Quite a number of Towans are spoken of for the place. The leading naines mentioned are those of Captain N. U. Merrill, of Clinton, Judge L. G. Kinne, and Captain C.A. Lake. Jerry Murphy, the Hennepin canal congressman, I8 pushing the name of Merrill, and is assisted by Representative Hail. Representative Frederick is the en- dorser of Lake, and Kinne scems to be the second choice of nearly all the democrats in the lowa dclegation. General Weaver re- fuses to commit himself. He hopes by being neutral to “stand in” with the successful man, whoever liemay be. Mr. Ricl tion takes effect when his successor is vointed and qualifies. ONE DAKOTA MAN CONFIDENT. Delegate Gifford, of Dakota, was asked to- day what he thought of the vrospect for the passage of a bill for the admission and divi- sfon of the territory at this session, now that Springer and other prominent democrats have given their opinions against it. Mr. Gifford replied: “I feel more confident than ever that the territory will be divided and the southern portion admitted. The bill intro- duced yesterday by Mr. Hill, the democratic chinirman of the committee on territories, means something. It provides for division on the seventh standard parallel. This is substantially the same as divided on the forty-sixth parallel of north latitude, and an indication that our cliances are better than ve beon supposed. I see no yeason to fear thst we shall not get all we ask for before con- gress adjourns. I have more reason to hope that we shall succeed than 1 have had at any time before at this ses 1t is said by those in positions to know that a number of democratic members of tne house have promised to support the bill when it comes up. Seventeen votes from the democratic side would insure its passage. Its friends are ot telling what they know, but are making a still hunt and keeping their own counsel. The bill will in all probability come up next week, when its strength will be mor clearly defined. In the meantime the Dakota men are working hard and let no opportunity slip to galira point. TINKEKING WITH THE TARIFF. ‘The tariff bills are watehed with a good deal of interest bo both parties. It seems more evident every day that the Morrison bill 18 doomed. If it is to pass at all, it must be by striking out nearly everything but the title. 1t would not be at all surprising to see the Hewitt bill substituted for it. The admini tration is understood to favor the Hewitt bil rather than Morrison’s, and it is quite prob- ablo that Randall and his followers could be brought to support something like Hewitt’s bill. Tariff experts in the treasury are busy in getting figures to show how much of a re- duction of thie tariff Hewitt’s bill would pro- duce. When this is done thexe will be a con- sultation to see if it cannot be reported to the house instead of Morrison’s. “The Philadelphia Press correspondent to- day says: “The dismal failure of Morrison’s sccond tariff bill ought to convince him of his utter inability to frame a bill that even his friends could vote for, but It does not. He still convulsively eclutches the tat- tered remnants, and believes he can yet pateh up something that will pass. The fact is, that Randall has completely circumvented him by his forethought, and aided by the treasury department has eaused a really mer- itorious tariff bill to be constructed, ignoring entirely the question of rates. The bill thus prepared corrects the inequalities of the tariff and if 1t were not for Morrison’s and Ile it’s amendments, in the shape of a free list, it would be supported by good protectionists, regardless of party.” PROMINENT I0WANS IN WASHINGTON Colonel Jed Lake of Independence, Towa, aleading lawyer of his seetion of country, and prominent as having been connected with the famous drive well suits, and also in connection with prosecutions for enforce ment of the prohibitory law, is in the city in attendance upon th e supreme court of the United States, Hon. M. M. Ham, postmaster and editor of the Dubuque Daily Herald, and a prominent member of the national democratic commit- tee, warming himself in the red hot cirel of the city for a few days, It Is supposed, of course, that leave of absence has been granted and an armistice declated under civil seryice re- quirements about leaving his post of duty and dabbling in politics, Jesse P, Farley of Dubuque is lere press- ing his famous Minnesota railroad suit, and itis ramored thathe is laying some deep plans in Washington for prosecution in the supreme court of the United States of the liquor suits which he mstituted in his own city and which are pending in the suprem court on appeal. BATTLING EOR A VETO, The poor settlers ou the Des Moines friver lands, who recently received such a black eye thiough the veto of & tender-hearted demo- cratic president, who was vouchied for in the last campaign as an exponent of all that was representative of anti-monopoly, are here again through their pepresentatives—suffer- ers of their own elass—trying to pass the bill over the presidential veto. The money power of New York is hee fighting them as of old. The battle must st come off in the senate, s the DIl first passed that body, and Lowa’s two senators are carefully preparing for the stiuggle. It will be no easy task to get a two-thirds vote in that body, but should it fail it will not be for any lack of zeal or ability on the part of the two distinguished senators above named. They have always been earnestly with the settlers in this struggle, aud their zeal is intensified by the cruel veto that has just been delivered by the president. AN EFFECT OF THE STRIKES, ‘The eastern cities are complaining that the blockade of traius in the southwest by the strikers has affected the weat market, making beef searce, and that-ifScontinued prices of meat will be very high farmers in the surrounding oguntry, b ng that the labor troubles would gause a stoppage of shipuents of beef frow the West, have all held back, as they ean's 00 s Juture cles ewergencies will bring, PATI ap- is INTORS, Lollow- lowa, ing: Walllaw plcket fence; Edward Falk, Gilbertyille, lowa, sulky plow; George Ferguson, Glid- den, lowa, show cover for boxes; Myron Lynde, Grandy Centre, lowa, draft oq\m}izrr; William A, Morgan, i Cambria, Towa, mowing machine; John Paisley, Burlington, lowa, nut lock; Jackson Ritseman, Madison, assignor of one-half to H. T. Coble, Frank- lin county, Iowa, brake for threshing wma- chines and separators; Joseph R. Standley, Plattesville, Towa, fence, NEBRASKANS FE INET BUTTERINE, Representative Dorsey introduced in the house to-day, for reference to the committee, a large nuinber of petitions from citizens of Nebraska asking that butterine, oleomargar. ine and Imitation butter be taxed and given a distinguishing color, and placed under the control of the internal revenue bureau. FORTY INTH CONGRESS. Senate. WAsHixaToN, March 80.—On motion of Mr. Van Wyck the senate took up and passed the bill to establish additional land districts in the state of Nebraska. The bill to merease the efliciency of the army was then taken up and Mr. Logan con- tinued his remarks in its support. He argied to show the necessity of an increase, and said that to imply any motive but a proper one for this bill was unworthy debate. The time would come when the people would ap- prove the attempt now made to give efliciency 0 the army. Mr. ‘Teller believed he (Logan) had com: menced this debate with the assertion that there wasa combination of senators here—at Teast that was the way it was reported—as if there was a combination of senators to de- feat this bill. He (Logan) insinuated at least in his spoech that the opposition came begnuse the senntor had reported the bill, Mr. Lozan snid he would repeat what he had said, for the senator from-Colorado had misjudged him. What he (Logan) had said was that the senator from Maine (Ilale) lind received encouragement from other senators, “That was the language he had used, and that was the way it was reported, but he did not know the senator from Colorado had taken it to himself, for e did not think that it fitted Alr. Teller safd he understood the senator (Logan) to say—and that was the way it went 1o the country—of course it was the fault of the press that there was outside op- Josition, He understond it did not refer to him (Teller) or any member of this body, but referred to a gentleman whom it was perhaps not worth while to mention. Mr. Logan said if there was anything on earth that wouid induce him o believe that there was a desire on the part of some gentle- men in this senate to cause bad feeling be- tween persons, it was the very remark the senator had made now. e (Logan) had said no word, uttered no word, in_reference to any man outside this chamber, nor did he in- sinuate what the senator (‘Teiler) said, and that senator ought to know it: and the at- tempt to have it to zo to the country that he (Logan) was attacking any man outside_the or in it was unwortliy of the senator. Teller did not know what the senator He knew what was in the Bpcord. emarked that thatwas ot in Mr. Teller thought there had been an undue feeling of compiaint as to the opposition to the senator from Ilinois, Deread from Mr. Logan’s sneech In the Congressional Record the following: N friend from Maine, who is absent, and there- fore 1 will not refer to him now, was doubt- less encouraged by the opposition of other senators to make war upon- this bill from the start.” Mr. Logan asked if there was anything there about any outside man? Mr. Teller_said that that was the way it wasin the Record. He (Teller) was only speaking of the imperfection of human hear- iug when hesaid he had understood the senator from Illinols differently, 1t was not the fault of the senator from lllinois of course, but of himself (Teller), The senator from_1llinols had stated that some news- pers hiad spid this wasa war on a certain senator—which Mr. Teller presumed was be- cause of certain supposed aspirations of a certain senator. Mr. Logan denfed having made such a statement. His remark, he said, was that some newspapers had sald that this bill was not for the purpose of making the army eflicient but for other reasons that had been suggested by the senators. “The_debate on _the army bill then closed, and_Mr. Platt addres the senate on the Washington territory bill. which he ch acterized as an enabling act. e gave statis- nm-fuu»lm‘mmin and resources of the rritory, and asserted that on this showing ntitled to admission as a state. an executive session the senate ad- Journed. WASHINGTON 0.—1n committee of the whole to-day the house devoted consider- able time to debate on the postofiice appro- priagion bill. Mr. Blount defended the postmaster gen- eral in refusing to use the $400,000 appropri- ted by the bill of last year to comper American vessels for mail service. Th ject, he said, had been considercd at a net meeting, and whatever error or erimg tached to {ho failure to use this fund attached not only to the postmaster general but to the president and his cabinet. ~ But he argued the postmaster general had committed no error, but had only exercised o justand wise diseretion. Mr. Springer thoueht the postmaster gen- 1, instead of receiving eriticism should re- ceive the enconinms of eongress, and would receive the plaudits of the American people. ‘The postoflice department was herealter to be administered in the interest of the people of the United After further debate the committee and the house adjourned, Should Be Constructed at Home, WASIINGTON, March presentatives Randall, Hewitt, Burnes, Crisp, Hiscock, Reed and Phelps, constituting the select commission onordinance and gunnery, to- day reached a final unanimous agreement on their report, and it will be presented to the house by Randall. The commission has no hesitation in recommending that all guns for use by the army and navy, including those for fortilicitions when “constructed, should be constrneted in the United States! The committee make 1o recommendations, and say that in a matter involving such vast expenditures, they prefer to leave the entire subject Lo congress. rose, Secretary Maunning's Condition, WASHINGTON, March #0.—Secretary Mun- ning’s condition shows no change, After Dr, Lincoln’s visit to Secretary ning to-night, he said that his patient dition *was just the same,” which *‘is as much as we can expect,” for the secretary’s ultimate Oross-Examining Casey Young. WASHINGTON, March 80.—Casey Young was crossexamined again today at gr length by the telephone committee. There were somie sharp_passages between the wit- ness and Ranney, but nothing important was developed. Man- con- 6 added, He hoped cCovery, Move to Honor the Martyr. WasniNGTON, March #0.—Senator Cullom introduced in the senate to-day & bill appro- priating $3500,000 for the erection in this city of & monument, with appropriate statuary, to commemorate the illustrious public services of the late Abrabam Lincoln. A Pair of Nominations, WasHINGTON, March 30.—The president to-day made the following nominations: Samuel R. Miller of Iowa consul of the United States at Liep John H. Wallbuck postnaster at Mt. Pleasant, lowa. - General Howard Confirmed. WasmiNGToN, Mareh 80.—[Special. | =The nomination of General Howard to be wajor eneral, succceding General Pope, retired, was confirmed by the senate in executive sfs sion last evening, ty MissoURI VALLEY—Fair weather; gener- ally warmer weather; westeily winds beeon ing variable, | TERRIBLE FATATATIES. A Powder Explosion Kills Ten Men and Wounds Forty. TANAMA, (Via Galveston), March 50.—In the culebia section of the canal today, 000 kilograms of powder exploded, killing ten men and seriously wonnding forty. NEw ORiEANS, March 80,—Steamer Mary Lewis, of the Morgan railroad line, this morning collided with La Gonda bridge and sank. The second engincer and cook were drowned. The boat and cargo will prove a total loss. The steamer Barmore, engaged at the scene of the disaster 1n saving the eargo and machinery, exploded her boiler. Four men were blown overboard and drowned, and five others were badly wounded. MoNTGOMERY, Ala,, March 80.—A special to the Advertiser states that a cyclone swept across a portion of Bullock ceunty, and in its path struck a negro church in which a fun- eral was going on. The chuteh was blown down and four persons killed and ten badly injured. PRESIDENT ADAMS' ANNUAL. A Position of Unequal Hardship Oc- oupied by the Union Pacific BostoN, March 80.—[Special Telegrom.]— In his statement of the afiairs of the Union Pacifie, President Adams says that bills and accounts payable to the company, which constitutes its real iuterest bearing un- funded debt, have been decr ed during the year and a_half since June 34, by the sum of §5,140,577.23, During the same year the interest b funded debt has been de- creased by the sum of $1610,051.84, The company now has in the hands of the trus- tee, under the Union Pacific land grant mortgage, an uninvested balance of 83,104, 41 This can be applied only to the pur- chase and cancellation of land grani bonds of which $2703,000 are now outstandin g After their maturity and payment the balance of the fund will be applied to the extinguish- ment of the sinking fund bonds, of whici $14,483,000 are outstanding. The trustee has purchased all bonds which have been offered, on thebasis of 35 per cent interest to matur- ity. As those outstanding eannot be pur- chased on those terms, the above balance is held on deposit in the trust company, drawing inferest at the rate of 2 per cent. The company has §5,523,554.44 invested in United States bonds in the Thurman act sinking fund, upon which it receives, at the present market vrice of the securities in which the fund is by law invested, a retarn of 2,2 per cent per annum. It accordingly ap- pears, the statement says, that taking the securities in the Thurman act sinking fund at their market value, 5,25, and fn- cluding the uninvested b of the sink- ing fund, $182,494.20, as well as the funds held by the trustces (land grant mortgage, £5,104,475,64), the company has now no less than §9,500,253,17, which under the operation of the law or the terms of the mortgage, is so locked up as to return toitan income only of 21 per cent per annum. It may faitly be questioned,”” the statement con cludes, “whether any other corporation in the country occupies a position.of equal hard- ship.” Further Fall in Rates. CH1cAGO, March 30, — Transcontinental passenger rates were again lowered to-day. All the roads west of here put into effect a net rate of 814,50 to San Francisco. This is acut of $L50 below yesterday’s figure. edildociod RAINS AND WASHOUTS. Heavy Floods and Great Damage Throughout the South. MONTGOMERY, Ala., March 50, — Heavy rains have caused washouts on the various railroads, and all mails are delayed. The bridge across Coosa river at Wetumpka was washed away, A construction train went through the brlage over Tallapoosa river on the Columbus & Western d between Op lika and Danville. The engine and two S, engineer and fifteen hands went down. 1t is feared some of the men are lost. Cries of distr were heard but nothing as to their fate is yet known. ATLANTA Ga.,, March 30.—Specials to the Constitution from north Georgia and Ala- bama show heavy l0sses from' Treshots, It has rained continuously since last Sunday, and at midnight to-night it is pouring in torrents, ‘I'he rainfall in Atlanta has al- ready been ten inches, The rives re flooded and gregt loss to proporty is reported, Ever railroad leading out of Atlanta has sus- pended traflic, Many bridges are down ana it is thought others will fall to-night. It is esti- mated the damage witl amount to $2,000.000, and may be more, CuHATrANo0GA, Tenn., March 30.--Un- precidented rains have failen in this seetion ior the past forty ht hours, the total rain- fall varying from eight to ten inches through- out the upper Tenressee water shed. At m. the river here marked thirty-hve and on half feet, and rising at the rate of ten inches per ho Advices from above indicate that the rise will reach forty-five feet, and may be fifty feefs No traing on ahy of the eight Tailronds have left or arrived sinee last night, and no prospects of traflic being resumed to-morrow. On the st Ten- nessee railroad -heavy washouts slides have oceurred. On the Cineinna outhern the brid at Roek Creek has been ecarried aw The tracks of the Nashville & Chat- tanooga, Alabama, Great Southern and Mem- phis & Chaileston railroads at the foot of Pookout mountain are undermined, and bridges in the vicinity are in danger, iyl » Makes His Escape. larch 30,—General Crook arrived at Fort Bowie last night, leaving Lieutenant Maus in ¢ha rof ( onimo and the other surrendered Apaches, News, how- over, hus Just been received that Geronimo, With twenty Indians and Some SQUAWS, o caped during the night. Licufenant Maus, With all the men e ean spare, s started in pursuit, 1t s believed Geroninio hias gone to Join Chief Mangus, Geronin Wircox, Ar The Omaha Horse railvoad tracted for 170 tons of flat r which to repluce the “T.7 rails on the o R R The company expeets to lay considerable new track on its extensions this year. has con iis, with DYSPEPSIA Junses its vietims to be miserable, hopeless, wonfused, and depressed in mind, very irrita- Lie, languid, and drowsy. It is a discase +hich does not get well of itsell. It requires careful, persistent attention, and a remedy to throw off the causes and tone up the diges- tive organs till they perform their dut willingly. Mood's Sarsaparilla has proven Just the required remedy iu hundreds of cases. “Xhave taken Hood's Sarsaparilla for dys- from which 1 have suffered two years, ny other medicines, but none prov isfactory as Hood's Barsaparilla.” Tromss Coox, Brush Electrie Light Co, New York City, ‘Sick Headache “Por the past two years I have been afflicted with severe headaches and dyspep- sia. 1 was induced to try Hood's Sarsapa- yilla, and have found great relief. Xel fully recommend it to all” Mus. L. ¥ ANNABLE, New Haven, Conn. Mrs. Mayy C. Smith, Cambridgeport, Mass., was a suficrer from dyspepsia and sick head- ache, Bhe tock Hood's Sarsaparllla aud found it the best remedy sho ever useds Hood’s " Sarsapariila Bold by all dricgists. £15 six for §5. Made ‘ouly by C. 1. HOOD & €O, Lowell, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar. WILL HAVE A SOLDIERS' HOME Tho Measure Safoly Throngh Both Branches of the Iowa Assembly, THE BROWN REPORT DELAYED, An Eloping Couple from Waco Hauled Up in Denver—The Principal in Jail — Nebraska and lowa News. T'rocecdings of the Assembly. Des Moines, lowa, March 80.—The Brown investigating committee intended to report to the legislature this ovoning, but were de- layed by the illness of Representative Ranck, A ‘member of the committes says the testis mony taken amounts to about 400 printed pages, glying the evidence of every witness who could be found that was desired by Brown or Sherman. The committee’s report will review each of the charges of frregular- ity, illegality and want of official integrity, and will give findings as the testimony shows. The joint committeo will make no recommendations, but leave to the house to suggest further procecdings if decmed neces- sary. I he Sweeney bill for the re-incorporation ot foreign companies doing business in this state, was passed by the house as sent_from the senate, save that the proviso exempting foreign companies from buying, sclling and dealing in notes, bonds, mortgages, and other securities from enforeing their collection in the federal courts was stricken out—yeas 47, noes 43, The bill passed—yeas 10, noes 12, The houso spent the afternoon on the bill roviding for establishing a soldiers’ home. Several amendments were introduced and an attempt was made to fix the location first, but the bill was finally passed substantially as it came from the senate. The amendment prevailed that the general assembly shoule meet in joint conveution Friday at 10 a. m., and ballot for the location of the home until a place was selected. The senate immediately concurred in this amend- ment. The bill provides for an apvropria- tion of £100,000 for building and waintaining the home, ‘The joint committee on the expenditure of $30,000 by the last general assembly for the purchase of statafalr grounds, reported that the money had béen satisfactorily expended as contemplated by the act. The committes apnointed tgyestizato the expenditure of the appropriation for the new capitol granted by the Twentieth General assembly, reported ppropriation was properly used, and an unexpended balance on hand of $55,266.46; that during the two years past there had been expended for labor and material $200,345.52, nd for the salaries of superintendents, 829,304, ‘e senate passed apropriation bills as fol- To the Clarinda hospital for the in- 103,000, instead of $10,000, as Com= 1by theconmittee; to the institute for eble minded, $31,200, fustead of $11,200, s reported by committee; for the Benedict home, §2,000; for the Fort Madison peniten- tiary, $10,000, instead of $11,700, as rccom- mended by the committee, the extra amount agpropriated to be taken from the earnings of convict labor contraets. Skipped With Her School Teacher. Waco, Neb,, March 80.—|Spee Tele- gram. |—On Friday afternoon last Bidwell, the prineipal of the public school here, eloped with Miss Wellington, one of his scholar: and the aaugnter of estimable parents. Their conduet had been such for some time past as to excite considerahle unsavory comment. On Friday the teacher drew his pay and took the afternoon train for York. By a prearranged plan Miss Wellington left home ostonsibly to attend a spelling school, but in reality to meet Bidwell, who, upon arriving at York, hired a team and drove back t6 Waco, met the young lady outside of town, then drove to Fremont and took the train for Den Officess in Denver were notified and the couple were eaptured ow Saturday afternoon. Sheriff Hamilton and Miss Wellington’s father went at once to Denver, and this even- ing returned with the guilty pair in charge. Bidwell is now lodged in the county jail, There is a strong feeling of sympathy for the descrted wife and the family of the wayward girl, and a reverse condition of public mind for the execrable wreteh who is the author of their sorrow, e Brief Bi om Arapahoe, Ana A March 80,—[Special.]— There is quite a stir among our business men to organize and place in operation abuiiding and loan association, and as good men are at the head suecess Is guaranteed, Last week a man by the name of Henry Brown, living a few miles from Homerville, in Gosper county, was sent to the insane asy- lum, He hasbeen insane for several months but was not considered dangerous until a few weceks azo, when he threatened the life of a young man living with him and also threat- ened to kil a danghter of one his neighbors for passing hishouse. Brown hasconsiderablo proverty, real and personal, and Mr, Gotts has been appointed guardian and adminis- trator of his estate, Mr. Burkhold manager ot the lumber ards between McCook and Arapahoe for Hallock & Howard, disappeared last week and a few days afler returned with a wife, They'll Right a Fowl Battle, Drs Morxes, March 50.—[Special Tele- gram,|—A crusade has been inaugurated here inst the destruction of birds for their plumage, ‘The wives of Governor Larrabee, Lieutenant Governor Hull,and all of the members of the legislature now in the city, have organized a soclety for this purpose, and they pledge themselves herealter to abe stain_ from buying any plumage of birds Killed for the ornaments they furnish, It is estimated that several hundred thousand Dirds are killed annually in Towa for their plumage, and the ladies propose to extend their organization throughout the state und lead a crusade in behalf of the birds, Alblon Under a Deep Snow, Aoy, Neb, March 50.—(Special|—A vy snow storm commenced on last Friday It, continued all day Saturday, with a vy wind, and on Sunday the sun made ef- forts to br clouds, but failed to make This morning it is still snowing, with o prospect, however, of clear ing up. There ure elghteen inches of snow on the level, with many drifis at least four feet deep, Fanmers ave all ready for seeds ing and are anxiously awaiting favorable weather, he - Parnell Ignorant of th Coruans, Ohio, Marel 30, today cownuunicated with Patrick Egan, Lincoln, Neb., asking him to explain Pars nell's cablegram, approving the Parlinments y Ald association. Egan replied, saying arnell’s cable was sent under a wisaj) res hension of the object of some of the pro- woters of the association Fac w. J. iot r Cent of Budge. March 0.—The West- ation (whisky pool) met to- d to continue the March scilg s tor Apiil, vie: 25 per eent of 1 Ohilg, Twenty-E CINCINNATL ern Export day and deg of prod | W capacity.