Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1886, Page 1

FIFTEENTHYEAR, FATE OF A GREAT NATION. The Decision on Irish Home Rule Trem- bles in the Balance. STRONG OPPOSING FACTIONS. The Hope Expressed That Chamber- lain Will Return to the Minis- terial Fold — Agitation in the Country. A Most Wonderful Debate. LexnoN. April 18— [Special eablegram,]— The debate on the home rule bill has sur- passed in the level of excellence any debate of recent years, On Monday and Tuesday wd Randolph Churehill, Sir William Har- court, Goschen and Gladstone all spoke. Whitbread brought much needed support to the government—the only outsider whose n fruitful, Lord Randolph eritical, acute and damaging. William Harcourt made one of the most amusing and least effective har- angues ever heard in the house. Goschen was weighty, statesmanlike, and business lwe. The most striking passage of all contained the English answer to the dem- onstrations in favor of home rule from the American state legislatures and the Boston mass mecting, “All Europe,” said Goschen, “was against the north in the struggle for the union. The north, fortunately, declined to ljsten to the advice of Europe and England in favor of disunion, England will equally decline to listen to such American voices as counsel disunion here.” Gladstone's elosing address was an incom- parably finer effort of oratory than his speech in the opening debate. It let in a flood of light on the state of mind which had led to his present policy. He avows that his per- sonal confidence in the good intentions of the Irish people is complete, and that he has only fienced about home rule with gnarantees in order to quiet the alarm of other people. If the Irish people have faults, or Irish agita- tion is marked by irregular incidents, it Is because England has governed shly and landlords have tyrannized over tenants. He announced, nevertheless, that if he were allowed to introduce his bill, . the door should be left open for amendments, 1is own convictions were unchanged, but he was ready to make certain concessions. The tories, who desired to throw out the bill on its first reading, found they could not induce their allies to go with them, so the bill was introduced withont division. Gladstone's pledge to reconsider the exelusion of Irish members from V of imperial taxation iates a number of present estimate s that the second reading may perhaps be carried by twenty majority in May. Many Gladstonians declare themselves to be little impressed by the meeting of Wednes- day, whichlistened to Lord Hartington, Lord Salisbury and Goschen on t.ie same platform. Radicals tell you there were too many nobles and blue ribbon men on the stage, while Lord Hartington’s open co-operation with Lord Salisbury only impaired the cffect of the speech he made in the commons. The fact remains that the meeting was influential and impressive, and wholly without precedent. The Spectator describes it as “a brilliant inauguration of a national protest against a disruption of the United Kingdom.” The next day, however, appears the textof the home rule bill, the effect of which has been that it has taken the pointout of sundry criticisms on the measure heard in parlia- ment and clsewhere. There are some essen- tial features which Gladstone hardly touched in his statement. The veto, for example, is worked out elaborately in the bill. he press, hurriedly discussing the text, finds the outlines of tive separation no wi softened, and abates nothing from its opposi- tion. Without allowing an interval forthe diges- tion of this vast proposal, Gladstone, yicld- ing to the impatience of the house, and deny- ing himself adequate time for preparation, mtroduced his land purchase scheme,” The bill had been narrowed in scope since the proposal to borrow £120,000,000 in order to prevent the confiseation of Irish landlords’ property drove Chamberlain out of the cabi- net. Gladstone still recognizes and pro- claims England’s moral obligation to protect the land owners against spoiliation by his new Irish legislature, and excludes no class of owners of rented agricultural land, He puts no limitation on the principle of pur- chase, and invites every landlord in Ireland 10 avail himself of the opportunity to sell. He admts the ecapitalized value of lrish estates aporonches £150,000,000, but asks the liouse to sanction the issue of consols for £50,000000 only. This sum, morcoyer, is spread over a period of y The explanations of this arithme puzzle are two, First, the moral obligation is to be applied experimentally, Gladstone, per- haps, believes and hopes that the landlords will believe that the Irish legislature will plunder nobody, Many landlords, there- fore, will not avail themselves of the option of selling. Secondly, a great political exper- fment is in progress. Hopes have sprung up that at least one erring ship pay return to the ministerial fold, Chamberlain’s objections to the orig- inal scheme were based largely on the enor- mous amount of debt to be created. By re- ducing the amount it was supposéd the ob- jeetlons might be met. They have not been met. Chamberlain, following Gladstone lust night, clearly pointed out the possibility that enough landlords might apply for the benelits of the act to exhaust treble the sun appropriated. e offered many other pene- trating eriticisms, and expressed the doubt whether the Irish would accept the proposed rate of purchase, based on twenty years net rental. ‘The doubt was amply justitied by the dead silence with whieh Parnellites had boen receiving Mr. Gludstone’s proposal. Nevertheless, Chamberlain keeps the door open. He assu dstone that he would be only too delighted to be able to renew his allegiance, The truth is, the radicals think they sce & cbance to execute theiv long meditated coup. They propose to treat Lord Hartington's presence on Wednesday, at what they call a tory meet- s a final severance of his connection with the liberal party. Most of the whigs are going with him, ‘This, they think, leaves the way clear for “radicalizing” the whole or- ganiz and Insures a radical to the leadership - on retivement, which cannot postponed. But Chawberlain 1s the ouly possible radical leader, e must, therefore, resume his relations with the party, while Lord Hartington remains out- side. He must take his piace under Glad- stone’s wmbrella, ready to receive his mantle, Chawberlain, nowever. whose political louesty is of a higher type than that of some of his followers, still adheres to his objections, which hie regards as objections of priucible, and still declares himsell opposed “to the central features of both of Gladstone's measures, The comedy. in sy case, cannot be played ont in the piesent parlinment. ‘The house will adjourn ‘Tuesday for the Easter holidays, when the agitation will begin on both »l‘in tluoughout Tie couutry on the whole howe rule guesthon, be long NUMBER 261 SHOT BY A PRIEST. The Bishop of Madrid Fatally Wounded—His Assassin Arrosted. MADRID, April 18—At 10:30 o'clock this morning, while the bishop of Madrid was ascending the steps leading to the entrance of the cathedral, he was shot with a_revolver by a priest standing at the top of the steps, the ball entering his abdomen. This was followed by another shot, which wounded the bishop in the side, whereupon the wounded man fell upon the steps. The priest then descended the steps and fired still another shot, which took effect in the bishop's thigh. The bishop was borne in an unconsecious condi- tion to his private chamber in the cathedral, where the last sacraments for the dying were administerad to nim. The priest arrested. Being Palm Sunday, the cathiedral was more than usuallycrowdvd by worshipers, and when the feartil work of the priest was ‘realized n furions mob followed the cartiage in_which he was conveyed to prison by wendarnes, whose presence alone prevented his being lynched. The motive for the erime wa e, The who fired the shots w ntly dismissed fromn tne thood, and had fruitlessly applied to the P to be reinstated, The bishop isstill alive. The priest made an attempt to commit suicide. HORRIBLE HOLOCAUST. A German Town Destroyed — Hun areds of Lives Lost, ENNA, April 18, ~The town of Stry has been alwost complotely o by fire, The number of houses burned Many persons were killed. The in- t destitute. A ligh wind was blowing and the fire started in several parts of the thwn about the same time. A hundred persons were killed in_one strect by falling walls. The town hall, railway station and telezraph: oflice were destroyed. A large number of woun ed were sent to mberg, a distance of fort; two miles, where the hospitals are erowded with sufferers. Hundreds of persons are missing, A lick of water rendered aid b the miitary futile. Money and food are being collected in the surrounding towns for the reliet of the sufferer: Tenants Oppose the Land Bill. Dunriy, April 18.—At a mecting of tenant warmers at Kildgsart to-day the land pur- ase il was denounced as simply a mea ure for the relicf of land owners. 1t was de- clared that if the farmers got their holdings ona basis of four years rental their position would be very httle improved as they are without the necessary eapital with which to btain a start. A resolution was adopted asking the Parnellite members of parliament to oppose the bill, Four hundred tenants of the Earl of Bess- borougl’s Kilkenny estate held a meeting to- day to consider the earl's offer of a reduetion from 10 to 20 per centin the htal: The tenants had asked for a reduction of per cent. At to-d 's meeting 285 of the tenants voted in favor of aceepting the earl’s terms, The Bartlett Poisoning Case. Loxvox, April 18.—The Bartlett polsoning case was given to the jury yesterday. In clos- ing the case for the crown, Attorney neral Russel contended that from the evidence it was ] ly impossible for tlett to have committed suicide, and therecould be no doubthe was killed by the prisoner, Mrs. Adelaide Bartlett, who had been maintaining relations with Rev. Dysen, and who was in- spired to remove her husband because he was regaining his health, The judge, in summing up, told the jury that Dysen had taken ad- yantage of the husband’s maudlin nonsense to supplant him in the affections of his wife, and_advised that no part of_the clergyman’s testimony, although he had been a witness for the erown, be accepted as reliable, The jury were out but a_short time, and rendered @ verdict of acquittal, Home Rule is Secure, 3w Yonk, April 18.—[Special Telegram.] The Times' London cable says: It is not casy to zet the English members to talk about thie land scheme, but there seem tobe no doubt that the prevailing sentiment regarding it is favorable. Itisat least certain that no new antagonists have been created by it. Whether Chamberlain comes in or not, it is sure thata majority of the house of commons favor both bills, and it is not probable that this advantage will be lost during the holiday agitation. Gladstone is absolutely confident that the dangerous point has been passed and that home rule is sceure, Cost of Cablegrams. Loxnon, April 15.—The conference of representatives of the Anglo-American Tele- graph _company, United States Cable com- pany, Freneh Cable company and Western Union Telegraph company, as lessees of the American Cable company, was held yester- day, when it was decided that on and afte Mid Ist the cable fato o and from all place in the United States cast of the ninety: seventh parallel of longitude to all places i irent Britain, Krance and Germany shali be twelve cents per word by the cables of these companies, The O Vi A olera Outbreak. y 18.—Cases of cholera are reported from Trieste. The outbreak of the disease in Italy is said to be more serious than was at first stated. The authoritics there, it is alleged, are hiding the truth re- garding the ravazes of the disease. The Austrian authoritics have again_ established wcordon on the Italian frontier, and every precaution will o taken to prevent tlie spread of the epidemic Rose, April '19,—The sanitary board ad- mits that Asiatic cholera has broken out at Brindisi, and has orderedthat all arrival other Adriatie ports from Brindisi be qus antined one week. Death of a Journalistic Smith, SemixGrIELD, April 19.—George Smith, senior member of the firm of Smith, Cland- enin & Rees, proprietors of the State Regis- ter, died yesterday, He had been poor in health some years, but was only confined to nis bed for three weeks, The immediate cause of his death was pymenia, Smith was born in Newark, O., in 1527, and was con- nected with journalism in that eity and state before coming west. Some thirty years ago eated in Keokuk, Ia., where hé was con - od with the y newspaper until when the present firm was formed. ———— An Embezzlor Arrested, LirtLe Rock, Atk, April 18.—News Is Just received of the arrestof John W. Jones, tormerly editor of the Newport (Ark.) News but for several months absent in Idaho as Indian school commissioner by appointment of President Cleveland, He was secretary for Arkansas of the American Legion of Honor, and was arrested on a requisition of Governor Hughes charged with embezzling several thousand dollars of the endowwmen! fund. Jones came to Arkansas from Vir- ginia several y s a meinber of the last legislatw on county, 1876, The Murderous Deputies. 110AGO, April 15-~The Inter Ocean’s Springtield (1IL) special says: Companies of militia at Peoria, Farmington, Carthage and Delavan have been ordered to East St Louis to relieve four ether compauies, The Governor’s guards are among those relieved, Gov. Oglesby Lias issued & requisition on the governor of Missoun for the delivery of Stewart Martin, Sauel Jounes, John F. Wil- George Burnett, W. F, Laird, Charles zler, allas Kingler, Wm. Lurton and L. G. Howleétt, the deputy sheriffs who fired into the wob in East St Louis. TTTTXGbbed and Cremated. XENIA, Obio, April 18.—An aged couple were cremated iv a house south of town, be- tween 12 and 1 o'clock yesterday morning. The fire is believed to the work of an incen- diary, It s thoughtihe old people were wur- | des nd robbed wud the Louse tived. IN LETTER, NOT IN SPIRIT. How General Black Complies With Oivil Service Rules in Appointments. DEMOCRATS GETS THE PLACES. Vilas® Methods of Reforming the For- eign Mail Service—An Instance of Democratic Inconsist- ency and Meanness, Rlack's Partisan Scheme. WasinNGToN, April 18,—[Special Tel gram.|—Comumissioner Black has adopted a system by which he appoints democrats in the pension oftice with the_assistance of the civil service commission. When a vacancy ocenrs in a elassified grade of clerks in the pension office the eivil serviee commission is notitied, whereupon the names of three or four didates, who have passed the ciyil service examinations, are transmitted to Commissoner Black. The civil service rules do not permit or allow a candidate’s politics to be questioned, but there is nothing to pre- vent the commissioner from instituting a quiet inquiry as to whether cortain men are democrats or not. This information is ob- tained in this way: For instance: the names of three persons are transmitted to the commis- sioner, He calls for their examination papers, which show that the candidates are from cer- tain towna in certain states, The congress- men representing their respective districts are consulted, and if they are found to be democrats one of them is seleeted for ap- pointment. 1t all of them should be republi- cans the eivil seryl commission is called upon to send in an additional list of names il a democrat is found to fill the vacancy. ESIDENT ARTHUR'S CONDITION ex-President Arthur writes here that the latter’s health is far from be- ing 8o much improved asthe newspapers rep- resent itto be. “The fact is,” sayshe, Mr. Arthur has been under the weather for two years or more. Hesuffersimueh from what was misnamed m: fal influences during the las year of his term, and he has been a very sick man since February last, most of the time since then ng confined to his bed. Heis not cheerful about his condition of health, and this has a reactionary influence upon him. Ido notbelieve that he has Bright's disease, as is so weently said, but he shows evident symptoms ot an affection of the kid- neys and innutrition.” INCONSISTENCY AND MEANNESS. Aninstance of democratic inconsistency meanness has just come to my knowledge that may be pitted nst any polit act known to politicis A messe who has held a po y_department for a long s of years was informed the other day that he would be dismissed ata about a week hence, The mes- senger was a favorite in the building. e was the most faithful and accomplished of any man who has filled a position of that kind since the wa Everybody knew him, and he knew everyhody and every pl: about the _building, and he was more fre quently than any other employe designated to show visitors about the building. e was very much’astonished when he learned that he was to be discharzed, because he had hon- estly performed all of his duties and had offended no one. He wentto Chief Clerk Youmans and inquired why he had been dismissed, and was frankly told that it was because he was a republican. *So I understood,” replied the messenzer, “and since I learned that I wasto be removed I have been casting about for another posi- tion. 1 find that I can get one in the employ of arailroad as a porter on a sleeping car, but the railrond company roquires every man it employes to have an_ endorsement from his former or last employer. 1 would like to ask you, Mr. Youmans, to give me a letter of res ommendation, if you can.” Mr. Youmans looked nonplused, and, after a few moments’ hesitation, asked the messenger to return presently. When the latter went back to the former’s office he was told that he could not be endorsed by an oflicial in the treasury de- partment. *“So faras I am concerned,” said Mr, Youmans, “I would give you as recommendations and as strong cndorse- ments as you could possibly want, for now you are one of the most isfactory men that has ever been connected with the department, but I have seen Treas- urer Swith and Appointment Clerks Hi i nd it I endorsed you it would be di approved by them, because you have been ismissed from the service of this depart- ment. You see it would be inconsistent if 1 wrote that you were a faithful and efficient man, and that you ga satisfaction here, People would want to know why you were removed if this were true, and it would on its face show that a case of very bitter and unreasonable partisanship was being perpe- trated here, I would not hesitate to tell anybody verbally, and, as I said, 1 would not hesitate, if it were not for Mr. Smith and Mr, Higgins, to write to anyone about your and your manhood and moral The messenger hung his head a few minutes, thanked alr. Youmans and left to battle with the world as best he could. NOTES AND PERSONALS, Hon. George G, Wright, of Iowa, is in the To-day’s (Capitol) says: wife of the senator from tained the young ladie Van Wyck, aska, enter- nd gentlemen who arty. The im- who, a few pre mediate descendants of thos tu since, stepped the stately measure in merrie England pro on this occasion that ¢ had inherited the grace and beauty of tors.” OLIVER VILAS ASKS FOR MOR! Postmaster G red-hot reformer and economist—especially the latter, For economy’s sake he been paying the Cunard British steamship line 4534 cents per mile per annum for carrying the American mails, while he pays Awerican lines for the same service from 12g to b cents permile. And yet with all his chase-paring economy he has asked congress to appro- priate nearly $2,00),000 more for the postoftice department for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1856, than was appropriated for the current r. What oceasion there is for this increase no one seems to understand, for there has been a cutting down of the mail service all over the country, even to causing much howl- ing upon the part of the people. Perhaps Mr, Postmaster Vilas, the Wisconsin sap-sucker, wants to increase the pay of British steam- ship lines for carrying our mails for us. ‘To-day’s Herald, of this city, say: “In connection with the ramors of the president’s intention to be married to Miss Folsom dur- ing the cwrrent year. it s of interest to recall that her nawe was one of five on the list which was put with the wedding cake under the president’s pillow the firss night he slept in Washington, which was at the Arlington hotel, Mareh 8, 185, as e Western Nebraska Storm Predicted. WasiuNGTON, April 1%—[Special Tele gram.]—The conditions appear to-night fa orable for severe local storms in Western Ne- braska, which necessarlly does not mean tor- nadoes, but quite high winds, with foir | weather, Stationary temperature m te east. | nues, ut 4 o' LABOR'S STRUGGLE. Switchmen's Strike Settled—A New York Tie-Up-The Boycott. CiieaGo, April 18—The switchmen em- ployed in the various yards of the Lake Shore raiiway throughout the city and sub- urbs have carried out their threat to sirike if the company refused to discharge eight men who accepted work from the road during the strike of 1881, The strikers number seventy- four men. The feature of the strike is that, unlike the Missouri Pacific strikers, the men who have gone ont do not _claim to be any longer employes of the Lake Shore road, They say they have “gone out for cood.” All disclaim any intention of interfering in any way with thie operation of the road. 1t is reported that the switchmen on the Rock Island and Burlington roads here have grieyances similar to those of the Baltimore & Ohio switchmen, and they talk of going out. ‘Lhe Rock Island and Burlington of- ficials intimate that they are prepared for a fight and will support each other in resisting what they think are unreasonable demands. Late last night Lake Shore officials at tempted to ta at a freight t ard at Forty-third street. There were lar owds of people in_the vicinity, and the sight of a moving train quickly excited their ire. A rush was made for the engine, and before any protection could be afforded the engineer and firemen both wer d from their posts, Each was given a terrible be ini before being allowed to eseape, In ad- dition to maltréating the engineer “and fire- man, the fire was drawn from the engine, and for the time it was feared the crowd would be led to further and much more jous deprédations. No further disturbance, however, was cre- ay, vitel stand firm i ke no concessions. No went out to-day on tie s of the road remained and nothing is known ding their contemplated action in the matte THE 1 & 0. STRIKE ENDI First Vice President Smith, € Dunham and Superintendents I and Britton, of the Baltimore & Ohio road, held a consultation to-day with the com- mittee of striking switehmen and arrange- ment was made whereby the freight blockade of that road lendat? o' 1O-MOrTow morning, The sieikers moditied the mand that eight men be dischargea into a request that they be transferred to some other point, The eight men referred to nouneing their willingness to be the company agreed to a sett) difliculties on this basis, The striker: been orderly since the difference came and will return to work contentedly morning. in from th ag up in the Saturday in East St. Louls. St. Lovts, April 15,—Great activity pre- vails in all the railroad yards to-day. About 90clock last night in t St. Louis First Licutenant Burroughs, of the Eighth regi- ment, on duty guarding thacoal dumps south ot the St. Louis bridge, noticed six men prowling about the cars in that vicinity, who attempted to cseape when they saw the sol- diers, They were surrounded and the oftice mnand questioned thom as to their bus- in that vicinity. As they could give no satisfactor ount of themselves they were placed unde: nd matehed to the guar house north of the relay_depot, where' the: rehed and placed under guard, The ppear to be o Thwo of them brothers, who figured prominently . Louis labor affairs. The casés ed to-lay. passenzer engineer at De oto, Mo. ived a letter purporting to ome from the wife of a Knight of Labor, warning him that the Knights will soon put some deadly agent in locomotives to destroy boilers witlout 4 momens warning, A member of the citizens’ committe ap- pointed to make arrangements for arbitration of the southwest labor troubles have wriite sinilar to that addressed to Ioxi ident directors of the Misso Iroad company, and are now a ing replics. Members of the commiitec they all expect the dircetors will take the swmo view of matters as that taken by Hoxie in his answ to Dr. O'Reilly, and thelr efforts at arbitr tion ‘will be#ruitless. Should this be the case, the committee will make no further at- tempts to settle the striki will be in; Louis Kelly, and_Chase, three ago for intdrfering with the Missouri Pacifie railroad and ob- structiug tra'ns, and acquitted, were indicted to-day for the same offense. Martin Irons, A, C. Coughlan and George Jackson, for Whoso arrcsts hench warrants were issued rday, voluntarily appeared before the I"conrt this mornfng and gave bonds in 5500 each. TUE DIRECTORS REPT Resident directors of the Missouri P railroad company. who were_communi with by Thos, O'Reilley, president of the citizen’s committee, have replied to tha tlemen’s letter, but the ceorrespondenc not be obtained. It is understood, however, that the directors decling to serve as or on a committe tried a few da: A Big Boycotting Scheme. S, Louvrs, April 18,1t hastranspired here sehem is on foot to boyeott the Gould s through eastern manufacturers, No. 80, Knights of Labor, in Boston, embraces about 300 local assemblies, with a mem- bership of some 40,000 shoe and cotton workers, Large quantities of arti- cles made in the territory covered by these assemblies are shipped to points on the Gould system and the plan is tonotify all manufactuiers to stop shipping their goods over these ro; There istobe a mecting of distriet assembly No, 80 at Boston this week to discuss this matter, and if the plan is decided upon, and manuracturers refuse to accede to the demands of the assembly, a strike will prob be ordered of the workers in the territory named. A repre- sentative of this district assembly has been in consultation with the general executive and local covumittees here and will report to the Boston meeting what he learncd of the situation here and in the puth- west, It is also said that distriet assembhies 77 and 5, whicli include the shoe and cotton workers in Maine, New kamp- shire and Massachusetts, will hold meetings immediately after the Boston assembly, and it is thought possible that "“'f, will pursue the same course decided upon by that body. Riotous Strikers Sentenced. GALVESTON, Texas, April 17.—The News special from Dallas savs: United States Judge Paxdee, in tho trial of the contempt cases y ed sentence on the fol- lowing persons, who had been convicted of offenses against the Texas & Pac Charles Wilson, charged with misplacing a swith for the purpose of deralling an engine at Denton, was sentenced to five years imprisoniment in the county jail; C. Bishop, for taking posses- sion of a switch engine at Fort Worth, was remanded for sentence; ¥, P, Lane, taking possession of & switeh and preventing its use, admitted to bail in thasun of $1,000 and case continued; Righard Gordon, stri switchman with a stone, three months in the coupty Jau: Charles Barlow, intimidatin 1aborers in Palo Pinto eounty, continued till next term of court; Timethy” Higgins, found guilty on Thursday of intimidation by using abusive language, was held for sentence, A number of others were discharged. The Street Car Strike, New Yok, April 18,—The tirst car on the Third avenue line left the depot at 8 o' yesterday morning and at noon twent; cars were running, Policemen were aboard each car and lined the route at regudar in- tervals, Everything Is quiet. About 600 men applied yesterday in answer to the com- pany’s advertisement, and seventy were en- zaged at ouce. They' were drilled to-day the depot. No cars ‘were run_out to-da prudential reasons, Sowe of the str Swore out arrest warrants for the new dr who have no licenses, The president of the road says the new employes will not be dis- charged to make room for the strikers iu case a filllem;-m is reached. EW YORK, April 18 —The ex mittee of the car drivers’ asso declded to “ile up” all tmssut the city exru.gflux on EightPaud ok Uas marning railr Distriet Assembly ith headquart utive com- ation have e lin A CROP FAILURE IN KANSAS, A Large Proportion of Grain Winter Killed and Being Plowed Under. THE HESSIAN FLY IN MICHIGAN. Reports From Other States Highly Satisfactory, With Good Prose pects For Excellent Crops ~Flax in Nebraska. The Orop Summary. CirreAGo, April 18—The following erop summary will appear in the Farmers' Re- view this week: The chief feature of the crop returns up to the close of the week is contained closest uniformly gloomy tenor of the r from Kansas, ‘The reports from Kansas for the past six weeks have indicated only a par- tial crop, but tie latest bulietin prediets an almost total ure in a number of the coun- ties, while at the best there is the pro of 1ot to exceed one-third an a o for_the entire state. 'The reporls McPherson county are that the prospect is the poorest ever known, and_the' yield will not pay for the cutting, The outlook in Neosho county is very little, and already many fields are being plowed under. In Ot- awa county fully 50 per centof the erop is ed to be winter killed, while in Sedg- nty the outlook not promise o exceed 2 per cent of the ge. In s of the southern counties the outloc slightly more favorable, but a bountiful (oes notseem to promise in - any portion of the state, “I'he prospect in Michigan shows no im- provement, and_in many_of the counties wheat is réported to be going backward on account of the recent dry and freezing weather, In some of the counties a great deal of the wheal is reported lying on” the topof the ground. In Lenawee and two other counties indications of the Hessian fly orted. \ptin these two states, the outlook con- not only good, but in many the pros- whea hortions of Ohio the recent oft - the ground full of 2 which with the accompanying cold weather, has threatencd the growing plant, but, as a rule, the reports favorabl hroughout all southern Indiana the ficlds are ‘looking green and the plant_healthy. The fields on some of the high lands_do not appear at the best, and some laok badly, but they ‘are the exception. In Missouri gome of the upland at is looking poorly, but on the low lands the prospeet could hardly be better. In some of the countjes in Tennessee the plant has attained the growth of twelve inches geeral pros enconragin, In the spring w a Dakota appears b i the Jead, with fine weather for sowing and plenty of moisture, In- three of the counties reporting there will bea large in- crease on the acreage, Very little ing has been done, either in Wisconsin, Minne- sota, [owa or and in the two nained states seeding threatens to be dela ty to thirty days, In many portion the season is_already” becor anced that larze tracts will be seeded e COMPLICATED LEGISLATION. A Demand Made on Congress to Ex- plain the Spalding Act. WasmNaGron, April 18—~The postmaster general has written to members of the house comunlttee on postoflices and postroads a let- ter urging that congress definitely and. un- mi: bly declare the purposeand intent of the so-called “Spalding act” for a readjust- ment of the salarles of postmasters who served between 1864 and 1874, When this act sed, in 1843, its true intent and mean- a matter of great doubt and perple Postmaster General Gresham studied it carefully and wrote anelaborate opinion upon it. He also called upon Attorney Gen- eral Brewster for his construetion of the law. The interpretation placed uvon the law by the attorney general formed the basis which made the readjustment adopted by the de- . 'This mode has given ‘great dis- to most of the 20,000 ex-post- masters who supposed the law to mean_one thing, while the officials ~construe it to mean another. They — are pouring thel complaints intd con- gress and demanding that the method of adjustment be changel. Postmaster General Vilas has thus e the method adopted by his p 5 He did not feel authorized to change the rule in view of the ct that the forty-eizhth congress appropri- ated nearly a quarter of a million do'lars to pay the readjustments under the rule adopted. Up'to March 19 ~some 24, cases had been reviewed, Of this number 4,558 claims wore allowed, the aggregate of the allowance being S518871, As an ex- penditure of over thee-fourths "of a_million under the construction of the law now fol- Jowed is not likely to put a quietus to those ims, the depariment is desirous that con- wress make plam a verys complicated and perplexing piece of legislation. A resolution is_ pending before co postmasters’ view of this law a: construetion, A bill is also pending ing the action taken under Attorney eral Brewster's interpretion of the Spalding fet, and instructing the department to con- tinue to follow A Whitchouse w Yoni, April 18.—[Special ‘Telegram] he Sun’s Buffalo special says: The state- ment of Rev. Win. Cleveland, brother of_the president, that the latter will marry Miss nees Folsom, the lovely daughter of th to Oscar Folsom, together with some addi- fonal information gieaned by the correspond- ent of the Sun, leaves no doubt of the fact that a white house yedding will take place, “The wedding will D of the most quiet el acter possible, and it is to be solemnized in the white hotse in June, There will not be a dozen persons present, and if it 15 possible, the time of its ocourrence will be kept secre until after_the ceremony. Miss Folsom is modest, retiring and sensitive and her wishes are that there shall be no disp In this, it is understood, the president 18, AL PIRRLCSIY SX A Black Murderer Hung. LovisviLLe, Ky, Avril 18.—Robert Smith (colored) was hung yesterday at Nicholas- ville, Ky., before a small crowd. He us- cended the scaffold with trembling steps and told the story of his crime, saying he was veady to die. Smith killed his stepfather, James Sea, at Pekin, Ky.. Nov. 25, 157, by beating his brains out with an axe while he was asleep. Taking the dead man, whow he had killed for 812, Smith wrapped the body ina blanket and threw it into the Kentucky river. The erime was easily traced to him, as e had tried to secure the assisyance of his brother to help him commit the erime. Smith was only 19 years of age. NROL MRS Knights in Secret Session. DexisoN, Texas, April 18.—Four local assemblies of the Knights of Labor are hold- ing a consolidated wmeeting here to-night, the attendance being unusually large. The knights give indications of something 1 portant under consideration. An extra guard watch the doors and b sliders were carefully excluded from thie meeting. ded from Collapse of a Steel Mould, PrrrsnUra, April 18.—Shortly before noon yeterday a mould containing over 1,000 pounds moulten steel, suddenly g , Scattering the steel in every direetio on works of Singer and Menick. Some fifty or sixty Deople were more or less burned. Five sup- posed to be dangerously injured. e, A Fatal Vig New CAsrLE, Pa, April 17.=Mrs. Hogue and a lady visiting her, eight miles from this city, were standing in the doorway watching the storm about 4 o'clock yesterday after noon, when a stroke of lightning killed Mrs. Hogue and injured the other. 50 severely that she died several hu\u.n‘lulur. m The Weekly Bank Statement NEW YoDk, April 18.--The weekly bank statement shows: Reserve, decrease, §534,- 00. The bauks now bold §14,723,000 i ex ceas of legal tequirewent, THEY MET AT THE DEATH. A Wily O1d Fox Whose Four Wives Attend His Funeral. PIHILADELEHIA, Pa,, April 18.—[Special Telogran.]—Elijah Fox, who, as an attorney, gained a wide reputation in connection with the case of Annie Cutler, the colored girl who killed her lover, has died with a record that seems impossible to credit. As his body lay in a coffin in the house of George B. Barnewes, 413 South Eloventh street to-day, three veiled mourning women cntered the room and took seats near the ecasket. They followed the remains to Monument cemetery. A fourth woman telegraphed from Chieago to delay the funeral to permit herattendance. All these are, or claim to be, widows of Lawyer Fox. 'The true wife is now living in poverty after years of neglect and desertion, Fo during the vast three years, has been away from her a great deal, and she believed his assertions that he was hard at work, and was compelled to sleep in the oftice. She believed his excuses for short financial allowances, and sympathized with and pitied him. Dur- ing all that time Fox has lived with Harriet Little, who claims to have been married to him by the Kriend's ceremony. They lived together as Mr. and Mr Fox in a numbor of fashionable boardr houses, the last place being 117 Pine street, where Fox die When not residing with Harriet Little, Fox, it seems, wasknown as the husband of Maggie Williams, They lived in a boarding house at 262 South Ninth street. The womab who telegraphed from Chicago for adelay of the funeral was May Carncy. who also was known as Mrs. Fox. Strangely enough, Fox, in 1871, caused the arrest of his own father for bigamy, the lat- ter having left his wife and gone to live with another woman, for which he was sentenced to four months in the penitentiary. Fox had a remunerative practice and could have given comtortable and even luxurions gs. He always dressed well, and wore *diamonds valued at from $1,000 to 00. His fee in the Cutler case, it is said, s §1,000, but his true wife and pretty ten old girl received only a slight pittance frow it. el THE BASE BALL REC Tho Leading Clubs of the Country on the Diamond. At Louisville—The first game on the home grounds was witnessed by 10,000 people, and was won by the Louisvilles by hard hitting at the right time. Ramsey struck out fourteen men. Louisville 4, Cincinnati 3. At St. Louis—The American association, which was to have opened the season here Saturday, but which postponed on account of the 1 ed withan at- tendance of 50,000, St. Louis 8, Pittsburg 4. The second game between St. Louis and Pittsburg was in_the afternoon to 5 10, Pittsburg 3, 14, 2, Jersey A nnah Chatta- noogn 4. Light inning! At Augusta—Augusia 6, Nashville 13, At ) Macon 1, Memphis 3. ‘At Chiarleston, 8, C.—Atlanta 8, Charleston 5 e e At Norfoll, Va.—Boston 7, Rochester 2, At Baltimore—Fully 6,000 persons were present at the opening of the American asso- ciation champlonship season. Baltimore 4, Brooklyn 1, At Philadelphia—Nearly 9,000 persons wit- nessed the opening of the Aieriean assoeia- tion championship game. Athletics 10, Metro- volitanss, At Cincinnati—Over 5,000 saw the opening of the championship season, Cincinnati 1, Louisville 5 At New Philadciphia 1, Newark 6. A Frightful Explosion. MILWAUKEE, April 18,—Eight kegs of giant powder cxploded while being unloaded from atrain at Clintonville, Arthur Edwards, station baggage master, had the top of his head blown off. J. Ringwood, telegraph op- erator, and George Storms, brakeman, were fatally Injured, The conductor and three other train men were seriously injured. The force of the expiosion was terrifie. Houses in the village were shaken and glass in buildings at a considerable distance from the depot was broken by the concussion, The e: act cause of the accident could not be tained thisafternoon, ‘The persons most s viously injured are young men, and it is un- derstood they have families depending upon them. An eye witness of the accident says the scene was a most harrowing one, as the injured were fearfully disfigured, e states that the explosives were being 1 to Shaw- nce to be used for mining purposes. —————— Public La WAsHINGTON, April 18.—The senate com- mittce on public lands yesterday agreed to report favorably Senator Ingalls’ bill to create two additional land districts in Dakota and to define the boundaries of the Deadwood district, Mitchell’s bill to establish addi- tional land districts in Oregon, and Black- purn’s bill fixing the price on the exemplifi- cation of patents or record in the general land oflice to parties in interest at 15 cents per Indred words and 5 cents each for phofo-lithographic copies of township Plates, Sctdleep o 3 An Anarchist's Harangue. New Youk, April 15—What is known as the Workingmen’s ritle corps to-day filled the hall at No, 9 Second avenue, They were ad- dressed by Editor Sowasitch of the Volks- Zeitung, npon the labor question. He ad- Vised his hearers to arn themselves as rap- idly as possible and prepare themselves for future troubles. " Rifles could be had for $i each and amunition wos cheap, The crowd o sentil Business I CINCINNATI, Ohio, April 18.—David L. Johnson & Co., Turniture dealers, assigned yesterday t o ohnson. Liabilities $40,000; prefercnce $15,600, Asscts estimated at 815,000, s prepared from Sarsaparilla, Dandclion Mandrake, Dock, Pipsissewa, Juniper Ber: ries, and other well-known and valuable vege- table remedies. The combination, proportion culiar to Hood's Sarsa- and preparation are p parilla, glving It curative power not poss: by other medicines, It effects remarkable cures where others fail, “1 consider Hood's Sarsaparilla the best medicine I ever used, 1t gives mo an appetite p, and keeps the cold out.” 000, 106 Spruce Stre » Portland, Me, | THE WEEK ¥ WALL STREET. The Strike Holds Operations in Check, But a Strong Undertone Exists. DEALINGS ONLY IN SIX STOCKS, With Ohanges Entircly Unimportant ~The Money Market Too Free For a Bear Movemont— New Railroad Bonds, The World of Specujation. New Yonrk, April 18,—[Special Telegram] —Strikes continue to play an important part in Wall street operations, The favorable condition ot irs at the beginning of the past week led to considerable appreciation in values of securities dealt in at the exchange on Monday. The advance, in fact, was too great not to tempt operators for small profits torealize. lHene moderate reaction fol- lowed, but this was suceceded again by a firm tone, with good promises of a reasonably active market during the week, and with a decided ndvance in prices, The first check to the bullish sentiment which pervaded the street on Wednesday, and which promised to produce decided results, was given in the letter written by Powderly to Gould and published on Thursday morn- ing. It was felt, after reading the papers Thursday morning, that Mr. Powderly had been forced by his more hotheaded associates to take a very different position from that which he had occupied in the past, and the fear was entertained that his more recent assertions would lead to such encouragement to the men in the southwest and else- where as to preelude the possibility of an carly settlement of the troubles existing. The immediate result was a mod o decline in s, But this has since been followed by extreme dullness, ithout any material ehange in quotations. The fluctuations during the latter part of the week have been within very narrow limits and furnished no indications of the plans or purposes of speculators other than they are disposed to await fuither developments. Naturally, the bears took advantage of the sitnation to circulate adverse reports, as well as to attack certain stocks which were supposed to bo most dircetly affected by the existing condition of affairs. These attac! however, have been of a spasmodie cha and had so little effect upon the general mar- ket as to lead to the impression that stocks are closely held in strong hands, and that heavy holders are not yet frightencd to such an extent as to induce them to throw their stocks upon the market. In other words, while yielding moderately at times, the mar- kot has exhibited such a strong undertone as to eall for general comment. “The total sales for the week were 1,737,100 shares, but much more than one-half of that as during the first three days. Only six were dealt in to the extent of 100,000 and they jointly contributed 960,500 shares. These W Union Pacifie, Lake Shore, Lackawana, St. Paul, Western Union and Pacitic Mail, in the order named. The changes ase aligoier unimportant. The same conditions which have so long controlled the actions of the leading bear operators still e casy as at almost any time within the past year, The supply s far in excess of any demand, ac- companied b factory profits to lenders. As long as this condition of the money mar- ket continues it will remain extremely hazardous to sell the market short on any iderable amount, as the power is always within the reach of the bulls to make oper- ators pay dearly for such operations, The cut in le rates as announced yese is a reduction to figures which will ctual cost of transmission, and can have but one object, and that is to cripple the direct cable company, which is controlled by Mackay and Bennett. Nevertheless, the news of the cut had little, if any efflect on the price of Western Union, although it was announced that the company would forego their arbi land rate and pro rato with the Cable company on the reduetion, Furthermore, Western Union s also respon- sible to the American Cable company for the interest and dividends, thus practically as- suming the payment of any deficit that may oceur in the accounts of the latter company. The action of the Baltimore & Ohio rail- road in reducing its semi-annual dividend from 5 to 4 percent, and the announce- ment that the Chicago & Northwestern was to issue additional bonds, had no particu- larly unfavorable effcet either upon the stock of the latter(the Baltimore & Uhio is not listed here) or upon the market in general, The new Northwestern bonds are understood to be issned for the extension of its lines fur- ther west, and as the rate of Interest in the loan will be only 4 per cent, instead of 5107 per cent, as on the olaer issues, in this respect it is altogether favorable to the company, President Mitchell, of the St. Paul, is quotedas saying that the new issue by that company will be §2,000,000, instead of 00,000, us previously veported. The bonds will bear interest from July 1, but the first payment of int it will not be due until January 1 next. The bonds, itis generally understood, haye been tuken by prominent bankers, but Mr, Mitchell is quoted as saving he will pay 95 for them. - Carpet Mills Shut Down, Crixton, Mass, April 18.—The Bigelow carpet mills, employing 1,000 hands, shut it of trouble with | its eagnty strikérs, - 1s Discharged, ¥, April 18,—Lorillud & Co, tischarged 450 girls, not having ems nt for thew. | hay ployu Hood’s Sarsaparilla (T8 the best blood purifier before the public. -| 1t eradicates every impurity, and cures Serof- ula, Salt Rieum, Boils, Pluples, all Humors, Dyspepsia, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Indi gestion, General Debility, Catarrh, Rhoun Kidoey and Liver Complaints. It over- comes that extreme tired fecling, aud builds up the system, “1lood's Sarsaparilla was a God-send to me, o | for it cured me of dyspepsia aud liver com- | plaint with which I had suffered 20 years,” J. B, HOBNBECK, South Fallsburg, N. Y. Purifies the Blood “When I bought Hood's Sarsaparilia I made a good investment of one dollar in mediciue for the frst time, tism and loproved wy appetite so much that my boarding mistress says I must keep it locked up or she will be ebliged Lo raise my board withi every other boarder that takes Hood's Sarsaparilla” T 9 Tillary Street, Brooklyn, N. 1 find Hood's Sarsaparilla the best remedy for impure blood L ever used.” M. H. BAXTER, ticket agent, . & K. Rd., Bousid Erook, N. J. | Hood's Sarsaparilla 8014 Ly all drugkista, #1: slx for §3. Propaied 87 C. 100D & CO., Apathecariss, Lowoli, Mass. 100 Doses One Dollar 1t bas driven off rheuma- “Hood's Sarsaparills takes less time so@ quantity to show i{s effeot thin auy other prep aration.” Mus.C. A, HukksRb, N. Chill, N. ¥, “My wile had very poor healiki for & loig time, suffering from ladigestion, poor appe- tite, and constant Liewdacke. She tried cvery- thing we could hear of, but fouvd uo relict 1 she tried Tood's Sacsapaitils. She 13 now taking the third Loltle, and uever felt Leu 1 her life, We fecl it our duty (e recommiend 140 every one we know." GEORGE BOMEBs viLLs, Moreland, Cook Counsy, Lil Hood’s Sarsaparilla Bold by all devgidets, B15 ain o1 §3. Fiopaced by O 1 HOOD & €0., Apotheoaries, Lowal, Massy 100 Doses One Dellar