Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 10, 1886, Page 1

OMAHA DAILY FIFTEENTH YEAR, BURN, KILL, DESTROY A Mighty Mob at East 8t. Louis Breaks Forth in Fury, OFFICERS DO DEADLY WORK. For Which the Men Demand Fearful and Bloody Revenge. MEN AND WOMEN SHOT DOWN. Knights of Labor Make Impassioned Ap- peals to Maintain Order. A DEMAGOGUE'S BLATANT REPLY Freight COars Burned, But Adjacent Prop- erty Saved By Strong Efforts, The State Militin Ordered to the e—The Saloons Closed and Women Ordered From the Street. A Bloody Riot. 81, Lovis, April 0, 2 p. m.—A erowd of strikers formed at the relay depot in East St. Louis at 12:15 p. m, and advanced in_ the di- rection of the railway yards to stop work by the new men employed there. They were met by the guard of deputies who ordered them to disperse, The mob refused and rushed for the yards, when the deputies raised their Winchiesters and fired, kiiling six of the strikers. 2:40 p. m.—1he deputy guards stationed at the Louisville & Nashville yards, near Broad- way, fired into a crowd of 300 strikers at about 2:30 this afternoon, Five men and one woman were shot. Three of the men were Killed and the woman is supposed to be mor- ally wounded. The strikers tack upon the had no at- yard first re. ported, but were standing on Cahokia bridge, near the L. & ard, jeering at the guards, when without the slightest provoca tion, the deputies leveled their rifles, and fired two volleys, The crowd immediately separated, running over the Cahokia brid towards the Missouri river bridge still hold- ing their rifles to cover their retreat. ‘The killed are: Pat Bristol, employe of the water works, and not a striker. Oscar Washington, a paint Jno. Brohman, a water works laborer, and not a strike Major Ryckman, shot in the head shoulder, will probably die. Mrs. Jno. Pfeiffer, shot in the probably mortally wounded An unknown man, shotat the bridve ap- ch. f E. Phompton, shot dead. When it was known by the strikers that the guaras had fled the former returned to re- cover their dead. They found I'at Bristol and Oscar Washington lying on the Cahokia bridge and were dead, when picked up. Jno. Brohman was also found on the bridge but showed signs of life. Ie was taken to the switch house, but died in a few minute Mrs. Pfeiffer was found lying on the railroad about one hundredsyards from the Cahokia bridge and was carried by her husband to a drug store on Broadway near the crossing, where she is now in a eritical condition. Major Ryckman was taken into a hotel near by where physicians are now attending him. The crowd after the firing began, ran up Broadway shouting “to arms, to arms; we will get guns and return fire.,” Women and children ran out of their houses and met them in the strects weeping and wringing their hands, After the crowd returned to the scene and the excitement had abated, several of the leading strikers drew their revolvers and swore that they would drive all the deputies out of the city, even at the loss of their own lives, The greatest excitement prevailed and strike rs armed themselves and determined to avenge the death of those of their number 50 wantonly slain, as they say. The local ex- ceutive commitiee of the” Knights of Labor were on the seene, attempling to restrain the men, and frying to persuide them to meet in Flamnigan’s hail, where they desired to ad- vise them against all further violence, The men refused, however, to meet them, elaim- ing they would be surrounded by deputies and fired upon azaln, A mass meeting of strikers, however, was held in front of the city hall, and thdy were with difliculty re- trtued by their Teaders from advancing in a dy upon the ditferent railroad yards and tacking the deputies there engaged., Guirds of polive were stationed at each ap- el of the bridge conneeting with East Louis, and no one was allowed to pass I, 41 the stampede which followed the volley from the tifles of the deputies, one man, whose name is unknown, was for from ‘the Coliokin creek bridge and was Killed. “The body was not recovered, Just time, however, o Louisville & Nashvil ciehit (i was slowly passing, guarded | Nt deputy sherils, armed with Winehester In the meantime erowds ot and children had Broadway, where the Louisville & Nushville ' tracks crossed the street. and at the Broadway bridgo, which spans Conokla ereek, and in the open space to the east, Just as the train reached the Broadway crossing the trouble bogan. — The erowds on the bridie began to yell and jeer at the ofli- cers, and, itis asserted, stonés were thrown, which stiuck two or three of them; and, it was also said, a pistol was discharged, The deputies immediately leveled their rifles and fired two volleysinto the erowd on the bridge with fatal effect, “The greatest excitement immediately pro vailed “and pandimonium reigned.” The crowd fled in every direction, and when the deputies realized Bow fearful'was the result of their fire, they sought a means of escape by rushing for the bridge, with & view of lecing to this city, At the approach, and Just at the bridge tower on the east side, they wWere met by Mayor Joyee, City Clerk Canty and a thivd nan, who' séized the deputies guns and endeavored to turn them back. One of the deputies in his terror fived upon the trio, killing a wan named Thompson, stood between Joyce and Canty. er sinee the railvoad men employed in Eust St Louis ceased work in supnort” 1 the stiiking Knights on the Gould systen, 1. mors of riot and bloodshed have dally gai cireulation, but until to-day no serious filet had oceurr To-day opened with but little prospect of " serious” trouble, althougl some of the strikers intimated that the roads would tind it less easy to run trains than they had pated, and early in the morn ing the yards presented an auimated scene. Switch " engine were running buck wards aud forwards, and- trains were riving and departing without any interferonce, ‘This condition of aifuirs continued till noon, and it was thougit the day would pass without any demonsiration from the stiikers. At that hour, Lowever the trouble which aiterwards grow to such alarming proportions, begun, - A number of strikers, without apparently haviug formed any preconcerted plan, congregated at the re Iay depot and bezan a diseission of the gen eral situation. As tho time passed, the nium. ber was augiuented, till the original kuot of wen lucreased to tully The dis made as and back, and first men, women congregated on OMAHA. SATURDAY MORNING. APRIL 10, 1836, cussion became animated demonstrative, till some %0 to the Louisville & Nashville yards and drive out the men employed t The cry of “on to the Nashville yards” was caught up and the crowd advaniced, As they pro- ceeded their numbers again Inereased,” some joining the mob as spectators and otlers in Hull sy mpathy with the movement, 1ill rom 300 to 400 were advancing towards the yards. Arriving there they swarmed info the ards and persuaded the men at work o desert their posts, The crowd remained in the yards for some time, and though con- siderable excitement prevailed, blence d to. Some shots were fired by deputies at the anproaching strikers and all started over the bridge. The scene on the bridge was one of the wildest confusion and excitement. Coal teams, and other teams with wagons, were galloping westward, and drivers shouting to all pedes: trians and teams to run back. Women and on foot were running towards city and moving back all while immediately behind came the deputies, pursued by the vanguard of the crowd from East St.” Louis. One of the frightened guards threw his gun into the er, while another hid his weapon in a wagon that was in full retreat. On arriving in this city the deputies went at onee to the Chest- nut street police station, when, after stating the facts they surrendercd to the sargeant in charge and were taken to the four courts, wihere they were placed in eustody, after giv: ing the following names: . G, Hewlett, hn | Sau Jones, John K. Williams, G. Luste t Martin, George Marnell and W. F. N Some of the deputies, who failed to eseape with those who ffed to This city, wera.chasnd by the erowd into a freight warehouse and oftices of the Louisville & Nashville, The ehouse was surrounded by an innense erowd, who hooted and yelled and urged the men to attack the stronghold, and drive the deputies out. Men went among the crowds urzing otheis to procure arms and shoot all the deputies they could find. Some of the deputics, wateling their opportunity, slipped out and worked their way' amo freight cars unodserved, A Louisyil Nashville freight car was backed down along de the platform and took away the others to a place, of satety. Two ~were scized by the _strikers who had procured arms and were chased un- der the brid: One of them was caught in front of Toney's house at the levee and was beaten to death by the mob. —Another was reported to have been shot as he was escap- ing under the approach to the brid, The other puties eseaped uninjured. About half an hour after the shooting an excited and angry mob gathered in the square between the city hall and police station, A man named Dwyer, 3 gambler, in no way connected with ihe'strike, became the cen of a crowd, who cheered the incendiar: statements which he uttered. e urged the men to “hang and kill,” and was in the midst of un appeal to the'mob to follow him tothe Ohio & Mississippi depot to hunt for deputy sheriffs, when = John . Hayes, a member of the general executive committee of the Knlghts of Labor, and Knight of Labor Brown arrived from this side, Mr, Brown, who travels with the gen- eral board In the capacity of Knights of Labor organizer, mounted the stairs Teading 1o the police station, and yelled at the mob for attention. buf the infuriated men answered him with, “Hang the curs,” “Kill them.” Mr. Hayes, who was standing at Mr. Brown’s side, turned to a prominent knight Mr., Brown to nd the erowd more ne proy and asked him to introduc the mob as the representative of the general executive comittee. ‘The man replied in a frightened manner, “If I do they will hung me.”” Brown turned on him and said you don't they ought to hang you. “Then turning to the mob which kept up the s Kill, kil and burn,” “Brown began an impassioned al for quiet, law and or- der, and by the sheer toree of his earnestness invited the attention of the erowd, but only fora few minutes at a time, for they would break away from the spell of his eloquence and take up their revolutionary yells, He aid Men and brothers, for God’s sake kecp quict. L fmplore you, in the name of hu- manity, in the name of the great order of the Knights of Labor, in the name of Ty law,. both of the order and yonr country, restrain yourselves and do no violence. Remember that you are our sworn brothers, Do not forget that you are knights and that you are pledged to obey the laws of the order, and of your connmitteemen—" At this point Dwyer broke in with: **Yes, why don’t you talk™ for Jay Gould, and be done with it? They shot our men down, and you askus to be quiet. wy, hang then,” The erowd took up the words, crylng: “Burn, kill and shoot.” Brown pointed his finger at Dwyer, and sied him: “Are youn Knight of Laboi?” Diwyer dodged the question, and yelled out: “Kill the brutes.” “Areyou all Knightsof Labor, 1ask?” aid Brown. No,” ar thy wered Dwyer, “but I'm with eI 0N ever: A ythsng, you can bet 1 knew thit you 'were no knight,” sard Brown. “Iknéw that no knight would talk as you do. Again, brotiiers, I appeal to you to be calm and disperse to your homes, = If you will not obey our laws remember that you ‘are no longer Knights of Labor, Brothers, T beg of you, do nothing rash. What, oh! what, will the knights of the country think of you? Ol what will the whole world ihink of oiir greatorder? Don't forget low hard we worked to build up our order Ol do not tear it down in ruins by one rash ct. All men who incite you to strife are not true Knizhts of Labor. They are worse than aetectives of railroads, who are trying to hunt you down. Shun them! Shun them as you would a murderer,” While Brown was speaking Committeeman aye ked excitedly up and down the ] laimsng: ““Oh! My God, M iod, I wish this had not happened.” i eyes weré watery, He was almost erying, and when he addreseed the mob after Brown's igne, his voice failed, and he was obliged to pause for utterance, Hayes' speech was of the same tenor as Brown's, as was also that of O'Neil, who followed Hayes, Caspar Ileed, another prominent knight who had arrived in the mesntime, was bisy among the crowd trying upon the more ex- cited individuals the arguments which com- mittecmen were urging frow the platform. After a while the temper of the mob cooled down and they dispersed with threats to avenge the deaths caused by the deputies, A few of the more violent strikers, after arming themselves, announced their inten- tion of attacking the deputies on guard at the Ohio & Mississippi yards and advanced in that direction, When near the yards they were et by several deputies and Tived upon, Killing, as they say, one of their number, Muyor Joyee, after his encounter with the ties on thie bridge, when he attempted riest them in their ight, went thrg the excited crowds to his office. He atder ed 0 el the men, bt foand it uscioss, 1) strects and sidewalks were blocked with men, women and_children, who rushed in every direction, Reaching his oftice about an hour after the shooting he'at onco issued a proclamation to elose all the saloons and warning women and minors to keep off the strects. He - was seen wilh Messrs, Bailey and Hayes, Knights of Labor, who " were wrging him to do all in his power to calm the men. He said he had notitied the governor two weeks ago, but that he had done nothing and that he was utterly powerless At noon to-day Sheriff Ropiequet sent the following dispaich to the governor “Mob of 200 men invested entrance to the Louisvillo & ~Nashville yards and stopped employes — of rond, When couanded "b¥ “e and " deputies to disperse, they hooted and derided we and iy posse and applied epithets to e and refused to disperse in the presence of the city police ofticers, With the foree at my disposal I cannot preserve peace and Potection to- the = ruilrg companies. Inder these ecircumstances 1 intend to send my posse to the liowes. hereby iuvoke tha ald of the state from the miilitia sutliciont to aid in the execution of Iaw and the pretestion of property, 1 will forward my request for militia by fhe next mail, SUELIFF RorIEQUET. Turing the shooting Sheritf Roplequet seut the fo'iowing dispatch: J. R Ogresuy. Springfield—Mob concen- tating with yifles and guns o storm the iisville & Nashville freight house, One wan killed oa the bridge. Danger bwni- neut,” ‘o this the governor replie “Your telegtam received at 2 p.m. T have xiven ordors for wilitia force. to report at cuee, under command ol a.colonel, who will sed they | ) be on the ground to take charge of forces. Seueral companjes, possibly eight or nine. will RO, You will have reli- able force ~ upon which to de- 1 will instrnet the colonel to ort to you, and I must exact of each of you great eare and earnestness in your councils and co-operation with the officers in command of the force. If General Vance leaves here on the 4 p. m. train, will send him down. Please keep this dispatch for the present to yourself. Will communieate with you more fully in writing. Keep me advised of the important events until the arrival of the militin.” About 11 0'clock a fire broke out in_the Cairo Short Line yard at the lower end of the island, and meagre reports from there at midnight say three or four cars were burned, but no other damage was done. Two i engines and a Babeock xtinguisher were sent over from here and it was through their assistance that no more property was_destroyed. Three more militia companies from Springtield and_one f1om Catlinville came in " about wmid-nizht. The Louisville & Nashville freight house is now guarded by troops and & com- pany ~ vill o doubt be sent 1 the Cairo Short line STRIKING RIOTERS. A Lively Shooting Match Between trikers and Guards, Ark., April 9.—Between lock this morning Sherift Williams, in ¢ e of deputies guarding the St Louisand Iron Mountain round house and machine shops in Argenta, opposite this city, was approached by I.IT. Darby, leading Kaliieht of Tabor, who notiiied him to take Iis force away or they would be put out. Williains seized Darby and locked him in one of the rooms. Just then the outlines of twen- ty or thirty men were scen a short distance away., Williams ordered them out, saying e was there to guard the property and would do 5o if he fell in his tracks, Some one from the crowd replied: “Well, die_then,” and irrecular shooting between 'deputies and ws- sailants began. Probably a hundred shots were fired. “Williams™ was dangerously wounded in the right side, with one or two lesser wounds In other parts of his body. The mob soon after fled. It is reported that several were wounded but were taken away by their comrades, Sheriff Worthen was teleplioned_and hurriedly collected posse and went over to Argenta. \Vhen near the Iron Mountaln railroad bridge three men were caught and placed un- der arrest. Charies Stepp had a double-bar- relled gun: another, A, Cook, ticket agent, was infoxicated and abusive and locked up in the bridee ticketoflice. A strong guard was placed about the round house and the shop, and obtaining an_engine and car, Williams and four prisoners were brought to this city, E verything quiet this morning. Williams’ condition is pronounced critical. Heis a well known and popular mav, and _son of Col. B. D. Williams, formerly stiperintendent of the Memphis & Little Rock railroad. g HE SHIED A BRICK AT MARY. A Washington Urchin Objects to the Woman Doctor Dressing in Pants. Washington Special: Dr. Mary Walker appeared in the police court tiiis morn- ng as complainant against Harry Childs, aged 12, whom she charged with striking her with a brick on the ankle. The doc- tor had with her the boot she wore when struck and the picce of brick which hit her. - She insisted that thege be used as exhibits in the case. The indentation on the top of the boot she said was conclu- sive evidence of the severity of the blow. “I threw the stone and it struck herleg,” the accnsed said when arraigned, not sceming at all frightened. “What Iwant to say.’” the complainant said, coming forward, “is t the boy struck me on the left leg with a picce of brick.” She said as a doctor she would like to tell what injury the blow might have inflioted had it strack her leg a little higher up. “That won't do,” said the judge, ner- vously. He added that the question be- fore the court how Iy:uh‘y sh a8 hurt, The doctor replied that her leg was black and blue. “Iwant to say somecthing for the boy, now,"” she said. RO} ?‘uu want to ask me to be merciful to the hoy,” suggested the judgo, “Yes, that's the idea,” cplied, “I don't want him imprisoned or fined; I only waut him sent out of the eity.” T'he judge looked amazed and said he could not do this. He told the boy that Dr. Mary Walker had a rigit to dr s she chose, and if _she dressed differently from other people it did not give boys any license to assault her. The boy wis fined £5, which was paid. An Alleged Heiress in Prison New Orleans Speeial: For nearly fifty rs Mrs, M k Gaines was before ant, claiming the New Orleans nd delegate in congress from Territory of Ovleans in 1806, The court of the United States many ro settled the question in yet she died in comparatively straitened circumstances. When she died two wills were presented for pro- bate—one by the natural heirs of Mrs, Gaines, represented by her son-in-law, James Y. Christmas, and the other by Mrs, Maria P. Evans, which constituted her the legatee of the estate. Judge Houston decided not to probate either, ruling that the estate should be adminis- tered according to the lnws and statutes of Louisi The case w: 1ken to the supreme court, where the ruling of the lower court was aflirmed, and the higher tribunal declared the will presented’ by Mrs. Evans to be a forgery. The matter was brought to the attention ot the grand jury, which last Friday returned o true zainst Mrs. Eyans, She was arrested ast night at_her home in C locked up, Her bail is fixec — The Prize Story, o News: We notice that woman | ted a sensation by a doctor take out of her ankle a "pin that he had dropped in her ear thirteen yea 0. ‘T'his is nothing to a story John Hol land, the dircctory. man, tells us. He says that before he left England, twenty- seven years ago, he ran needle into his foot, and after searching for it a little while, gave it up and forgot it, “Inagine my surprise if you ean, John, *when (hat needla came out' of 1 Son's thumb about a z0, us bright und smooth as ever.’” Mr. Holland is well known throughout the western states, where he has made aity directories for the last twenty years If inybody doubts this story, he s only to communieate with Mr. Holland, at Downer’s Grove, 111, - Didn't Exactly Know., “Jimmy, what's a clearing house? one street laborer of another as he leaned wearily on his broom to wait for a Larrr midnight and 1 Rock, favor Chi an lowa y having answer, It ean’t be a sugar refinery “I think not. I think 1 had a case of it once myself, but I may not be o put a little mortgage on my place, and when it came duc the fellow cleared me out of the house so fast that we entirely for of the children and had to go baek for him.” STy General Manager Holdredge, of the B, & M., says that work is being pushed on the Omaha & North Platte road. He thinks that the Ashland cut-off will be threwn open about the latter part of August. W.C. B. Allen, agent of the Unlon Pacitic at Idaho, is in the city. He brings glowing tales about this teiritory, which, Tic says, is being rap idty settled up with a line class of hnmi grants, —- stock i Ohamberlain Talks Against Gladstone's Bill For the Government of Ircland, THE METHOD HE WOULD ADOPT Healy Ridicules Ohamberlain's Plan —A Varicty of Comments on the Proposed Measure — Kicks and Commendations. The Day in the Commons, Loxnoy, April 9.—The house of commons was again crowded. Among the visitors were the Dukes of Connaught and Cam- bridge and many peers and ambassador: Although the attendance showed the Intens interest that is taken n the progress of the debate on the Irish bill, the public excite- ment has somewhat abated. Gladstone was heartily chieered when he arose and said that the debate would be continued until Monday, when he hoped to elose the discus- sion. e announced that the budget would be introduced on Tuesday and the Irish land bill on Thursday, the Iatter being a necessa- ty supplement to the home rule bill. He pro- posed that the house adjourn for a week’s holiday at Easter. Chamberlain was received withjfaint cheers upon rising to resume the debate; He said that he rose more for the purpose of making a personal explanation than with the object of entering upon a detailed discussion of the speech of Gladstone. Continuing, he said that when hie was asked to join_the govern- ment he told Gladstone that he did not think it possible to reconcile a separate parliament at Dublin, as demanded by the Irish mem- bers, with the conditions of full guarantees for the security of the empire, and Gladstone informed him that all e wanted then was an independent inquiry into the subject ot the overnment of Trefund, He wrote a lottor stone on January 4, in_which incd that he conld not consent to a separate parliament in Dublin, and it was on that understanding that he consented to_join the cabinet. Ke had presumed from what Gladstone had told him that the whole cabinet would procecd step by step, i consultation, to build a scheme of home rule not inyolying separation, It was not until March 18 that Gladstone startled the cabinet by bringing forward a_scheme involving the issue of £150,000,000 in consols, At this pointGladstone, interrupting, re- minded Chamberlain that' e had not re- ceived permission of her majesty’s govern- ment to the several land proposals. Chamberlain, continuing, said that he would reserve his explanation. He did not resign on the land purchase proposals alone, but on the whole scheme. Still, e asked, how could e explain bis position 'if i3 hands wero ticd. [Congervative dlieers.| - I1o asked if he might be permitted to read his letter to Gladstone, Hare an ancry discussion to place between Chamberlain and Gladstone, The latter de- clared that he could not go beyond the lm- its of the permisslon given Chamberlain, who thereupon complained that his explangtion would be lame and incomplete. 1le would nev able his' con- duct to his homa and _country. He took four prineipal objections to the scheme for the governwent of Ireland. His tirst was the propasal to exclude Irish members from Westmingter. His second obj tion was the renouncing proposed, the ex- ercise of the rizht of, imperial taxation, In the third place, he ojected to the surrender of the appointments of judges apd magistrates; and, tinally. he objected to the supreme au: thority given to the Irish parliament in m tors ot eepeclylly exeluded trom it authority, Since he'had left {he cabinet, he said, an‘important ehange had been madé by retaining the power over customs and excise gluties, whiely proposal now appearcd utterly neonsistent with principle. Direct taxation and representation should go together. He further objected fo any scheme that lald upon the British taxpayer a tremendous lfability, with excessive risk, afsuch a_project coufd only be looked upon as a_bribe fo modify thehostility of Irishland owners tolome rule. As for himself, rut'ior than face the future aietion which would be certain to provail be- twoen tho t:5o countries, rather than face the distractions and foreign' complications which vould arise by having a_quasi-independent goverment, he would vote for separation Bure and’ simplo. - (Loud . ch cers,| - Oppo- nents of the government’s scheme were told that | the ouly alternative was ccevcion, ‘That was not his_alternative. Agranan discontent. had arisen chiefly through evietions by Iandlords, ke would propose to deprive landlords of the power to evict for six months—guaranteeing them six months—the rent of the land_beini security for the sum adyanced. During this period the peace commission, composed of members of every section represented in parlinment, could conduct an exhaustive inquiry into the land question. Besides this he looked for solution of the home rule matter in the direction of federation, Healy taunted Chamberlain with using his five years' expericnce to attack the minister of fiity years' experience. He ridiculed the scheme of Chamberlain as impracticable and as involving an indefinite postponement of legislation., be to justify HOW IT TAKES, Newspaper Comments on Home Rule Bill’ LoxDON, April 9,—Newspapers throughout Great Britaln and Ireland comment at great length on Gladstone’s scheme for Irish goy- erfiment The Liverpool Post savs, whether Glad- stone is suceessful or not in carrying his bill through parliament, he has forever killed oppression and coerclon in Ireland. The Manchester Guardian says it is a scheme substantially for the repeal of legis- lation botween Great Britain and Ireland, Representation of ireland at Westminster must be retained. With this modification the measure may pay. The Newceastle Journal says: “Though the measure may admit of improvement in de- tail, it s the best scheme ever presented in parliament,” The Edinburg Scotchman'says: *“The bill will not do as it stands. The exclusion of Irish members from Westminster will be fatal. Gladstone bas approached the subject with heroie spirit, but his desire to be generous to Ireland carried him too far. He was asked to give home rule, and he proposed to give repeal, It is safe to say the country will not sanction the sehéme. The Edin- burg Daily Review is disappeinted at the ex- clusion of Irish members trom the imperial parliament, The Edenburg Scottish commends the scheme ad pleads for Scoteh howe yule ‘The Aberdeen Jowrnal pronounces the proposals repulsive to every instinct of the British people and fafal te Gladstone’s repu- tation, Dispatehes from allover Great Britain and Ireland show everywhere the popular in- terest was absorbed in the outcome of yes texday evening’s proceedings In the com- mous, Extra editions of various daily papers were got out in_ all provineial towns as rapidly as the news could be ob- tained from London and printed, and the sales every where were reported as enormous, The liberal papers—the Aberdeen Free Press, Glasgow Herald, Belfast Whig, and London Daily Standard, all oppose the bill, The Leeds Mercury says it is ingenious, able and original. The Dublin Freeman's Journal approves the scheie, he Dublin Trish Times and Dublin Ex press both disapprove of it. In Cork there is mueh Gladstone’s provosals, but the general opin- jon of the people is tavorable 1o them, Lhis atteruoon's Londou Globe pronounces dstone's excitement over the bill “a thinly veiled project for total sep- eration,” and says the measure is already doomed to failure. The Pall Mall Gazetto devotes its leading article to the bill and leads it, “This Won't Do.” The editor repudiates the seheme, and ys that as it stands it places a premium on separation. The Echo says it soes the liberal ranks dis- organized, and the party enfeebled and broken through Gladstone’s egotism in un- dertaking a sclieme on his sole responsibility. Plans for the Future. Loxnox, April %.—Lord Hartington, in an interview with Lord Salisbury to-lay, ar- ranged that no motion should be made against the home rule bill until its second reading. Lord Hartington does not intend to propose an alternative scheme, though he wil oppose Mr. Gladstone's bill, root and branch, He continues to be averse to the formation of a_coalition government in the event of Mr. Gladstone’s being defeated, Mr Chamberlain has also rejected the overtures from the conservatives for a coalition, A Fatal Riot in France. Lyvoxs, France, April ,—A fatal riot oc curred to-day at Girand's silk mills. 1 sub-perfect and a number of gendarmes at- tempted to close up the chapel connected with the mills and were resisted by the oper- atives and local residents, and an_open fight ensued. The pobulace, the major portion of whom were women, used stones and sticks, and the soldiers used their fire arms, One woinan was stiot dead and a number were wounded. The sub-perfect and gendarmes were wounded. ~___ Placing a Duty on Gra PArts, April 9—~The committee of the chamber of deputies of custom duties has voted in favor of imposing a duty of threo franes on foreign excepting such as is used in making st o e Y, ORTY THIEVES. NEW YORK'S Twenty-two Aldermen and an lqual Number of Outsiders Charged With Bribery. New Yonrk, April 0.—District Attorney Martine said to-day that Ex-Alderman Waite nad implicated all of twenty-two aldermen who voted for the Broadway franchise, one outsider absolutely and five others inferen- tially, Kecnan and Maloney he thought wera in Canada, Miller in Florida, and he thought Dempsey was there also. ~ Roth- man, he thought, had sailed — for Germany. Ho~ 'said he believed there were just twenty-two aldermen mixed up in the bribery business and of the out- siders, middlenien or others, almost as many more.” At least six outsiders were involyed, according to the evidence in his possession. “We have,” said he, “evidence of eorruption and bribery in connection with other fran- chises than that of the Broadway railroad, n wass of it, I think, suflicient to convict without any Broadway evi atall,” James Richmond was arrested this morn- ing on an Indictment charging hin with be- ing connected with the Broadway franchise bribery, Heg is president of the Il av- enye and Bropdway Surfa i Alderman Miller was arrested ai Pu Flotida, yesterday, and is now on his y New Yoik In cu of ofticers. A Mail Car Mystery CircAGo, April 9.—The Daily News this evening publishes a startling article from dispatehes received from Sandusky, Ohio, in connection with the burning of the buf- fet car on the Lake Shore & Michizan South- ern railway yesterday. The article relates that, contrary to the first reports that the tiwo corpses which were being sent east were totally consumed, the bodies were in_re only “partly destroyed. The bodies were those of Mrs. Jenyie Nettleton and her babe, en route from St. Paul to Newport, Conn ticut. Mr. Nettleton was apoard the train, and when he made an examination he found that a digmond ring, worth several thousand dollars, which he had placed on his wife's finger before_the body was shipped, had disappeared. No trace of the Ilm: as been found, and Mr. Nettleton ias offored 81,000 reward for ifs recovery, and js having "the matter_investigated. susplcious feature is that Mr. Nettleton 1 mained in ignorance of the cafastrophe unt tl.e train reached Cleveland, where he de- clares tho trainmen told him the bodies were entirely consumed. B The Military Changes. Crrcaco, April 9.—[Special Telegram.] — General and Mrs, Sheridan, with Colonel Kellogg, the former's aid de camp. dat the Palmer house last night dan is here to personally supervise the change of commanders for this military department. ieneral Terry, promoted atter General Han- cock’s death, succeeds General Sehofield he General and Mrs. Sheridan will remain here about a week, General Sehofield will leave Chicago next Sunday afternoon and go di- rect to New York City, where he will assume command of the department of the Atlantic. ieneral Terry will return at once to Fort Snelling to complele the arrangements ne essary to the taking up of his residence in Chicago. In honor of the military transfer of to-day, Generals Sheridan, Schoiield and Terry were tendered a reception, under the auspices of the Illinois Commandery Loyal Legion of the United State: 2ol 2 An Important Decisior kA, Kas, April 9.—The court to-day rendered a decision in the brated injunction of one Fletcher azalnst the Atehison, Topeka & Santa Fe rond, A injunction had been granted in the New York and other district courts at the instance of Fleteher, a stockholder, re- straining the Santa Fe from pying the in- terest on certain bonds issued by the Sonora railway, which had been granted by the Santa Fe. The decision is, in effect, that the company’s guaranty as 'to interest on the Sonora’ honds was” binding under the laws, and that the court or judge should not antan injanction in an action involving Jeeuniary interest without notiee, the party’ to be affected thereby i5 accessible, sueh injunctions not being in accordance with the fair and orderly ad- ministration of justice. Tor: case Warring Railroads, CnreAGo, April 9.—(Speeial Telegram.] All the Northwestern traflic roads were again this morning making the phenomenal rate of 10 cents on first, second and third classes and 8 cents on fourth and fifth, The rates de- cided on at the meetings at Commissioner Carman’s -oftice did not hold twenty-four hours. In fact, the Illinois Central and Bur- lington did not advance the 10-cent rate at all, It is almost certain too, now, that the war will extend to other pools, especially to the Omaha pool. The Tecling between the Bur lin :ton and the Northwestern is very bitter, the former accusing the latter of invading the Northwestern’s teriitory at St. Paul and the Burlington charging the Northwestern with guerilla business in Nebraska, CRICAGO, April .~ Press.[—Owing to the refusal of the Burlington to aecede to the ad- vanee in freight rates to St. Paul unless the Milwaukee & St. Paul road would con- sent to & pooling arrangement on western dressed beef trafiic, the St. Paul roads this morning are continuing to ten cent rate for first elass freight and oight cents for all other classes of freizht from Chicago to St. Paul and Minneapolis. They Deny the Charge, WAsHINGTON, April 9.—The acting seere tary of the treasury is in receipt of telegrams from the collector, surveyor and superinten- eent of the mint at San Francisco disclaim ing the alleged discourteous treatment of the Chinese embassy, - Strike Against Non-Union Men, CuicAGo, April 9.—Four hundred and fifty wployes in the Brunswick Balke Billiard manufactory went on a strike this morning, owing to the refusal of the compauy to dis- chiarge certaiu nou-union uen, A BADLY SPOTTED ADVISER. Garland's Vanality Fully Exvosed By the Pan-Eleotric Investigation. CLEVELAND IN A PREDICAMENT Murphy of fowa Still Sulks Over Cap- tain Lake's Appointment—Other Sympathizers—Wash- ington Notes, Worrying Him to Death, WasmiNaToN, April 9,—[Special Tele- gram. )1t is no longer a secret here that the n-Electric situation is worrying Attorney General Garland almost to death. His at- tempt to brazen the matter out before the people of the country has proved to be a ghastly failure. “The testimony of the two Rogers—father and son—stripped from him tho last rag of detensive covering, and ha left him stark naked and without any armor to turn aside the jeers and sneers of the mocking populiace, because the latter knows now-—all the testimony being in—that the lectrie company, from the start, was a scheme to use the power and intluence of the department of the interior to fill the pockets and of the administration’s supporters xpense of a rival company, and of Itis now well uader- stood in the ecircle more immediately in con- tact with the executive mansion, that Presi- dent Cleveland is very restive under the e: posures of the Pan-Electrie business, and would like to vid nimself of the Arkansas cabob, if he could only do it decently. For hie cannot but remember that to please him Garland resigned a full term, almost, in the senate, in order to take a seat in his cabinet, thus sacrificing six years in the senate for a possible four years in the cabinet. It is this fact that has tied the president's hands in this matter. Some of his intimate friends @ insisted that this fact has nothing what- ever to do with his duty in this matter; that if Garland voluntarily placed himself in a position inimical to the best interests of the administration, he eannot complain if the president should act as the changed situation would justity him in acting, and should de- mand the resignation of his spotted adviser. Garland, in short, say these men, voluntarily put himself in & position that destroys his usefulness as a cabinet oflicer, and should be allowed to reap the reward he has thus earned for himself. e is not now the Garland that Cleveland took into his eabinet, and the lat- ter is not bound to retain In oflice the shadow after the reality has departed. MURPHY STILL MAD. When Jerry Murphy, ot the Second Towa district, appeared in the house to-day, he looked sore and thoroughly subdued. As one of his friends put it, in a jocular way, he looked “like he had a pain in his head.” Af- ter learning of the appointment of Captain C. S. Lake to be United States pension agent for Towa and Nebraska, it is said Jerry be- came very weary, and it is probable he did notsleep well last night. He steadily re- fused to be interviewed on the subject of the appointment to-day, and was in a sulking mood. Ben Iall continuned to be in bad humor over the matter and Gene ral Weaver was not seen to smile. It is said the appointment of Lake is alinost as distasteful to Weaver as to Murphy, although the wily greenbasker is more diplomatic than Murphy and has not expressed his views in anything like as positive language as the latter. Weaver, however, Is classed as ono of the leading kickers, and shakes his head ominously. He may, however, eat his crow without further protest. Representative Frederick rested on his laurels to-d; He did not appear in his seat in the house, not wishing to taunt his democratic coll azues, but was out in the city with Captain Lake, whno is here receiving instructions, and who expeets to be prepared when he e here to enter immediately upon the discharge of hisoflicial duties, Captain Lake isnot a wellknown demoerat compared with some others who aspired to the position he has se- xd, but he was not in the least surprised at his appointment. Il expected it conil- dently, He acknow b5 material assist- ance from General Black in procuring the appointment, but gives the eredit of finally wring it to Mr, Frederiek, where it i al- most uniyersally placed here. It is stated that Murphy and Weaver feel such deep cha- grin_ over lake's appointment that they would probably try to deteat his confirmation were itnot for the well-known fact that e is aman of untainted character. A loeal newsnaper saysof tho appoint- ment this evening: “One of the best appoint- ments that has yet been made in- the pension ice, is that ot Captain C. 8. Lake, of Towa, as agent at Des Moines for lowa and Nebraska, General | is to be congratu- Iated upon the president’s selection, Captain resentative Freder- K's district, and of conrse received that gen- tleman’s hearty support. The democracy of Towa and eitizens generally will coneur as to the excellence of the choice,” WOLKING FOR THELR CONSTITUENTS, Senator Allison said this afternoon that it was the intention to call up in the ‘senate early next week the vetoed bill to quiet titie tosetilers on the Des Moines viver lands in Towa, and he was quite hopeful of suceess. Both of the Iowa senators have been working for the fin 55 of this measure and haye proven their faithfuliess in belalf of their constituents. 'The lowa members inthe house are confident they will suce in getting a twvo-thirds majority it the bill gets through the senate Navization com- pany has not been sleeping sinee efforts begun to pass the bill over the president’s veto, 1t has attorneys here who have be fmportuning senators and representatives constantly, visiting their residences at night, and making a strong fight against the bill, In the face of all this, however, the lowa senators and members have made headway and hope to succeed in defeating their ef- forts at the the government also. Pt vere NOTES AND PERSONALS, George Phelps and wite, of lowa, are here seeing the sights, “The president hasappointed Fred M. Knoll, W. J. Cantillon and Peter Kein, jr., to be commissioners for the appraisement and sale of certain lots in Peru, lowa, under the act of congress of March 4, 1533, Lemuel P. Stanton, of Towa, has been ap pointed toa $1,000 clerkship under the eiyil service rule in the office of the third assistaut postmaster general. The president to-day detailed First Lienten ant Samuel 8, Payne, Fifteenth infantry, as professor of military science and tactics the state college, Centre county, Pennsylva nia, to relieve Lieutenant James A. Leyden Fourth infantry, who will join his company at Fort Omaha, Nebraska, NEBRASKA POSTAL AFFAILS, Commissions were issued to-day following Nebraska postmasters E. Brobst, Cresy Michael Kane, Elkton John B. Ring, Gibbon, The Star. mail ser vice from Ledford to Holt, lowa, has been ordered discontinued after the 20th inst,~ A mall messenger gervice has been estabiished at Kmerson, Dixon county, Nebraska, {rom the C., Bt P, M. & O. railway. -The post office site at Longwood, Custer county for the William NUMBER 320 been removed one and _one |mu Postoflices have been establishe Staunton county, and Mars, Knox FORTY-NINTH_CONGR Senate. WasHINGTON, April 0.~In the senate tos day Mr. Frey took the floor in support of & resolution heretofore .submitted by him i relation to fisheries, The resolution declares it to be the sens ¢ of the senate that congress ought not to provide for the appointment of acommission in which the government of the United States and Great Biitain sh be ropresented, charged with the considel tion and settlement of the fishing rights of the two governments on the coasts of the United States and British America, He contended that Great Britain had always had the best of the United States in' negotating treatics, and that this government iad never received any benefit from the tréaty of Washs ington. Our fishermen, he said, heard with amazement and indignation that = Seo« retary Bayard was making, without the “interposition of the = senate, & new treaty, and recommending s joint coms mission, The fault of the secrctary was that lie should take counsel only of the enemy; thathe should not have consulted Georj Steel Anerican Fishery Union, who WAS Ver, rous of presenting the case of the Amcrican tishermen. 1f this hear ng':md been granted, neither the president nor Bays ard would have fallen into diplomatic traps, “The Washington territory admission bill was then placed before_tho senate, tne pends ing question being on Mr. Eustis’ proposs amendment limiting the ‘right of suffrage in the proposed new state to qualified male elees torsonly. Afterdebate the amendment was rejected—yeas 12, nays Adjourned till to niorrow, House. WASHINGTON, April 9.—In the house to- day Mr. O'Neill asked the unanimous cons sent for the immediate consideration of resolution to the effect that the house of representatives of the United States thizes with dstone and his asso 8 their oflorts to secure a free parlinment fon the people of Ireland and congratulating the people on the prospect. Mr. Cox objected, and the resolutions were not received. \ Tho housé, at its evening session, passed twenty-five pension bills and adjourhed till to-morrow. To Inspect fxport Meat. WAsHINGTON, April 9.—The house con= mittce on comn erce to-day instructed Repe resentative Dunham to report favorably his bill to authorize the president to abpoint in= spectors of live stock, dressed meat and ho products intended for foreign shipment, t number not exceeding fifteen for any one custom district, Indian Commissioner Appbinted.z 7 WASHINGTON, April 9.—The president has appointed William H. Waldy, of Adrian, Mich., to be a member of the board of Indian commissioner: hoie S Death in the Flames, Colo., April 9.—=The Times" Socorro, New Mexico, special, reports a fire at that place at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, by which ten stores and business places were completely destroyed. G. 1. Ward, an old citizen. and one of the eandidates for United States marshal for that territory, was burned to death in his place of businc e could have easily escaped, but returned to his sleeps ine room to save a little dog. 11is_remains, which consist of a few charred bones, have been recovered. “T'he total loss by the fire. j estimated at $52,000 on which thére was onl, $5,000 insurance. Prrrsnune, April 9. coal miners of the Pittsburg district, who were recently granted an advanco from 2i5 cents to 2 cents per bushel for mining, iave voluntari Totitied their employers. that they will no accept the increase until May 1, when a gen- cral demand for the )¢ conts ‘raiso will be made. Resolutions of Thanks. At a meeting of members of the Loyal sion, Thursday, the following was adopted: Whereas, On Invitation of Companion Cap- tain S. T, Smith, the 0nm|ml nn;mhers g( have been permitted to enjoy a most’ delight- ful trip to and from Lincoln in_attendance upon a meeting of the Commandery, which courtesy we fully appreciate: therefore be it Resolved, Ihat our hearty thanks be and they are hereby tendered Companion Smith forhis thoughtful kindness in - extending to us the hospitality of his home on wheels, thus adding (o the ease and pleasure of our trip, May he “live long and prosper. - The New Premium List, Secretary Wheeler, of the Omaha Fair association, is at present working upon the proof sheets of the new premium list which is to be issued about May 10. The new list will contain about the same num- ber of pages as the ono but considerably more matc etary Wheeler says that the agricultural pre- miums to be paid by the association this year will excecd by 40 per cent. those to e paid by the Lincoln association, while the speed premiums will be more than 100 per cent higher. A man named Smith has been making considerable trouble lately for the county commissioners-of ~the—poor. e has a son on whose leg there is o very danger- ous ulc ion. ‘I'wice the boy has been taken to the hospital, but he won't stay, as he does not want his leg cut off) which the county physician, and several others, say is necessaty. His father will not Jet him go to the poor farm, cither and the best the commssioners will do 15 to pay £ 0 week for the lnd’s board if he can find a doctor who will und to cure him without amputating the diseased member, They both scem to think the county ought to do more than this, hows ever. - he names of the “four Amer cently ordered out of Germany do haye” an - altogether Plymouth sound. They are Baren, Jons, Jurg and Jessen cans” re- not Rock usen — e, Hood's Sarsapérilla Combines, in a manner peculiar to ltself, the best blood-purifying and strengiliening ren dies of the vegetable kingdom. 1 will find this wonderful remedy effcctive where otlier medicines have failed. Try it now. It will purify your blood, regulate the digestion, and give new life and vigor to the entire body, od's Sarsaparilla did me great good. tired out from overwork, and it toned meup.” Mus, G. K. 8iuyoxs, Cohoes, N. ¥, suffered three ycars from blood joison. I took Hood's Sarsaparilla and think 1 am cured.” Mus. M. J. Davis, Brockport, N, ¥a Puvifies the Blood Mood's Barsaparilla s characterized by three pecullarities s 1st, the combination of remedial 24, the groportion; 3, the Process the active medicinal qualitics. T is i nedicine of unusual strength, effecting cures bitherto unknown, Send for book containing additional evidesics, “Hood's Sarsagartila tones up my eystein purifics 1y Ylood, sharpens iy apyetiie, an Eecin to make me over.” J. 1 THOMPSON, Register of Deeds, Lowell 5 all others, aogd * Hood's Sarsap t is worth its welght in gold." 1. BARKINGTON, k City, 160 Bauk Glreel, New X Hood’s Sarsaparilla te, §1;six for 5, Made euly by €. L HOOD & CO., Lowell, Mass, 10O Descs One Dallay