Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 27, 1886, Page 1

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE FIFTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA, TUE IRREPRESSIBLE CONFLICT. Benator Van Wyok Arraigns the Dishonest Metho:s of Railway Monopolies. THE WRONG WILL BE RIGHTED. The Nation Cannot be Cajoled Into Betieving in the Honesty of the Fictitions Wealth of Gould and Vanderbilt, The Senate's Proceotings, WasmiNGroN, April 96.—C. Whittborne, appointed to Al the vacaney caused by the resiznation of Senator Jackson of Tonnes- soe, presented his eredentials and was sworn 1n to-da Me. IToar reported from the committee on Jud'elary the bill extending the time for tha npletion of the reconds of the elerk of the mmissioners of Alabama claims, 1t was passed, M. Morrell, from the committee on finance, reported, with amendment, the house bill re: Iating to the bonds of brewers. ‘Thie senate committee amended the bill so as to require that at least once in four years the bonds shall, in any event, be repewed, whether the colleetor requests itor not. After debate the teamendinent was agreed to, and the bill, as amended, was pass Mr. Van Wyck desived to take np the bill axing railroad lands, but yiclded to Mr. Blair, who, according to previous notice, then addressed the senate on his proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting the manufacture or sale of alcoliolic liquors as beverages. He announced his well known views upon the subjectat considerable length, and then entered upon the politieal aspeet of the measure, and said the movement-for local option and amendments to state constitutions was of great importan means of cre- ating an enlightened public opinion in the states: but nothing short of a movement based ona national idea presented a el prospeet of complets suecess, It was time for the prohibition idea to assuine control of na- tional parties—at least of the republican part The inter-stite_commerce bill was then taken up and Mr. Van Wyck addressed the senate on it We were, he said, in the midst of depression, yet all pursuits must be laid under contribution o full dividends shall be declared by railroad anies on watered stoek and frandulent bonds, Grain, e pork might be reduced one-half in prie tliere could be no abatement on e charges. Ruilroad and felegraph rates west of the Missouri river were about four tim ereater than the rates east of that river. For years capital had been organized, unserapu- lous and rapacious, moving as Gould bid; moved, according to his sworn testimony, and as Huntington eharged in his own writ- ten history it had moved, on state legis- Intures, the courts, and co unblush- ingly purchnsing judges and legislatur But the erisis was coming. ‘There was an ir- repressible conflict betwween right and wrong. Could tlie nation be made to believe that the £4,000,000000 of watered stock and bonds were honest property deserving pro- tection from courts or legislatures, or that the $500,00,000 claimed by Vanderbilt and $200,000,000 cliimed by Gould were hon- estly obtained? The owners of these ficii- tious values should accord deeent treatment to the remainder of mankind from whom they expected to force dividends and inte 1f industries were only required to pay fair dividends on the real cost of railroads thie nation would be prosperous. The senate committee eould take an ex ample from Jay Gould. The senate commit tee on edueation and Lubor had industriously obtained from that worthy a complete history of 1is lite, probably for the youth of America 1o imitate. 'The committee had tremblingly and besecchingly implored him to give a mi- nute account of his daring exploits, and he conseated, Early in lite, when hard pressed for dinner, he ddopted is sister’s miethod and went belind tae blacksmith shop to pray. In a few years the (anning business in which he was engazed was in a finanelal stress so overwhelmingly that his partner was driven {0 =uicide, while he himselt boughta railioad. The wrohg partner had committed suicide “The committee was doubtless dazed as_mue by Gould's recital as by the exciting exploits of Jack the Giant Killer, or Kidd the Pirate, Modesty induced Gould to refrain from telling one feature of the history of his time, At Kansas City he was onee overtaken with another - religions spasmand wrestled a second time in prayer, telling the people how happy he was and that he wanted 1o more ot He had purchased the Missouri Pacitic’ only for the good of maukind, and should use it only for fhe glory of God' and the benefit of the' people. ~ AS he was con- templating another raid he felt the necessity of another installment of divine grace, so he went shorton the promiso = by pretending that he would not benefit himself by the blessing. It was to be hoped he would not indulge in a third prayer on earth, Should he, in the end, secure an eutrance into the New Jerusalem, he would be conspiring there, from a force of habit, to buy a railroad, and ‘when he should have torn up the shining avenues, the angels could not restrain him from stealing the golden pave- ments, (Laugliter.| “Pho'strong arm of lavor, Mr, Van Wyck added, had always protected the nation” in tho day of peril. ‘There need be no_fear fo the republic from the organization of labos The ranks of the union armny had boen r been delving 50 as eruited from the men who hac 1 the mines, My, Stanford then nddressed the senate on the bill, 1t purported, he said, 0 bean aet to regulate commerce between states, 1lo had read 1 with o good deal of eare, but did not tind anything iv it that regulated cow- merce. Eversthing in it was i regard to theearrieronly. Instead of being called a bill to resulate commerce, it should be ealled a bl to regulate aticrs. Practically this bill denied to the us railroad companies the right of com- . At prechuded shippers from rean- inz their right to the advantages of competi- tionynd eansed the railroad companies actual loss. If a low rate for longer distan 1t a reduction for shorter, carriers must submit to a loss from the tsual rates on shorter distances, or else abandon business at competing points, A shipper for a short dis- tanee wits ot eharged more, bt the shipper for a long distance was charged less because carrlers could not et thensely M, Plunb, from the appropriations cam- mittée, reported the postoftice appropriation bill with amenduwents, It was placed on the calendar. Questions of details involved in Camden’s ding amendient to the inter-state com- bill as to long and short haul were then taken up and diseussed by Messrs, Camden, Harris, Platt, Brown, Wilson of . and Culiow, aiter which the senate adjourned, Hous Wilkins and_Grosvenor, of Ohio, d resolutions for the restoration of the wool tariff of 1569; Mr, Springer, for the adwission of the whole of Dakota'into the union of states; also to establish a board for the arbitration of controversies between labor and capital. “The house went into eommittee of the whaole, Wellborn in the ehair, on the river and barbor anpropriation bill Fair progress was made with the bill until’ the clause au- thorizing the secretary of war 10 nexotiate for the pitrchase of e works of the Green & Rarron River Navigation company in Ken- tueky—presented an opportunity for the gt over 1ha Mononsahiels Navigation coni pany 1o break out afresh Mi. Bayne offered an amendment author- iziug the seeretary of wat Lo negotiate for the Jurchuse of the Works of the Aohongahela Navigation couyiany. auendiient was agreed o, % to "After gonsiderable debate o maintenanee, ete., for New Yotk state canals, the commit 1ee rose iud the Lowse adjourned. TIONAL CAPITAL NOTES. Van Wyck's Speech Meots Approval— Western Legislation WASHINGTON, April 26,—[Special Tele- gram.J—Senator Van Wyck del speech on Cullom’s inter-state commer this afternoon which attracted much att tion and was approved by very many. S ator Van Wyck does not like the present formof Cullom's bill, but thinks it better than nothing on the subject. e wants a law that will place the adjustment of griev- ances in the hands of the courts, where the werieved parties may go direetly and not to sioners, He has proposed an amend- ent to the bill giving state courts jurisdie- 1, or rather taking Cullom’s proposition of adjustment from the federal courts and placing it with the state courts. Senator Van Wyck intended starting for Nebraska to-day, but he will not leaye until bout Wednesd: He will remain till he has consideration in the senate of his bill compelling the railroad companies to pay tax on their lands, Representative Dorsey will go to his home Temont this wee BILLS LY T0WANS, Colonel Henderson of lowa, introduced a bill in the house to-day authorizing the con- struction of a railroad, wazon and foot pas- songer bridge across the Mississippi rive ornear Dubnque, towa, Mr. Struble inte duced a bill to pension John M. Ienley and Mrs, Marvgarct M. Clines Mr. Congerto pen- sion Annie 8, Webb: and Mr. Lyman to pay the heirs of James Nelson $7,027 for property destroyed duving the Jate war, and the heirs of Mary Walker §5,551 for the same purpose. STAR ROUTE CHANGES, Time schedules of lowa star mail routes have been ordered ehanged follows: Win- terset to Macksbargh—Leave Winterset Tues- days,Thursdays and Saturdags at 7a. m.;ar- rive at Mucksburgh by 12 m.; leave Macksburgh Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at noom. ar- rive at Winterset by 6:30 p.m. Clarinc to Corning—Leave Clarinda Mondays, Wed- nesduys and Fridays at m.; arrive at Corning by 6:0 p. m.; leave Corning Tue: days, Thursdays and Saturdays at 7:50 a. m.; arrive at Clarinda by ¢ EX-PRLSIDENT ARTHUR'S CONDITION. Notwithstanding a New York dispateh published here this morning stating that ex- President Arthur is in a fair way to recover, the mpression prevails amongz s friends licre that he is on his death bed. A gentle- man says he has information from one who s the ex-prosident often that he is in a critical condition and may die atany time, AN 10WA PETITION. Senator Wilson introduced in the senate ition largely signed by citizens of Albia asking for the passage of the bill for the relief of purchasers and other grantees ot the United States of certain swamp and over- flowed lands, and to reimburse and in- dennify certain sta TO INCREASE ITS CAPITAT, Mr. Weaver of Nebraska introduced a bill in the house to-day authorlzing the Statoe tional bank of Lincoln to inerease its capital stock to §250,000. at n Committee Selected, WAsmNGroN, Apri ~Representative MeComas, of Maryland, secretary of the joint republican cauens, who was authorized fo re- ceive the names of the cor m- paign committee when selected by represen- tatives of state delegations, reports the fol- lowing committe which will speedily meet and _orzanize: California, C. N. Felton; ado, George G ymmes; Connectient, Joseph I, Hawley 10is. Joseph G, Ca non; India G e W. Steele; Towa, James F. Kansas, Thomas Ryan} Kentucky, W. 1. Wadsworth; Maine, ¢, A Boutelle: ' Maryland, Louis 'E. McComas; Masgachusetts, W. W. Itice: Michigan, Thos. almer: Minnesota, John B. Gifillin Missouri, Win. Warner: Nebraska, Geo, W. E. Dors 1. Win., Woodblirn; New iTampshire, H, W. Blair; New Jersey, Wi J. 7. Wells: New York, . M. Butleigh; Notfli Carolina, James E. O'Hara: Onjo, Al- bert ¢, Thompson; Or Dolph; Penniylvania, 1L I am: Rhode Island, h S Crolina Itobert Smalls: Tenne C. Haiik; Ve mont, John W, Stewart; Virginia, Wi, lione? West Virginia, Nath i, ey v consin, Lucien B, Caswell: Arizona,’ A. C. Bean: ' | 0. 8. Goford; Wyoming, Campai The Bdu WASIINGTON, April 26.—The house com- mittee on labor, after a long and very ani- mated session which lasted till 7 p. ., de- cided, by a vote of 9 0 8 to report to the house a substitute for the Blair educational Dill, The measure, in substance, provides that the receipts from the = sale of wblic lands and other revenues of he general land ofiice be divided wmong the several states and territories in proportion to their sehool population for edu- cational purposes for the next ten years, “Twenty-five per cent of the sim is to be used for industrial and teelinical instruction and the rest for the support of the common schools, The Order Misunderstood WASHINGTON, April 26.—General Atkins, commissioner of Indian affairs, to-day sent the following telegram to Indian Agent Me- Chesney, at Cheyenne River agency in Da- kota: “Oficial order of April 8 was intended to apply only tounlicensed traders outside of ot Pierre,” on Indian reservation and to forbid any’ traders in Fort Pierre or else- where on_Teservation to violate intercourse laws such as selling liguor or fire arms,” The commissioner says it appears the agent misunderstood the order of April 8, r Dairy Protection, 10N, April 26, —Wednesday next the senate committee on agrieulture will take up for final disposition the bill for the pro- te tion of dairy interests, Another Raise in Rates, Circaco, April ‘The announcement was made to-day that, taking effect April first-class limiited fares from the Missouri river to San Francisco, via the Atchison road, will be $30; sccond and emigrant, $30. To Los Angeles, Moja nd points on the Cali- fornia Southern, $10; seeond emigrant, $30, Thoseare flat rates, without rebate. The §40 southiern points first-class rate is expected 1o force the Omaha roads to a similar fign or give up the fight for southern California busine WaAsHIN ANCIsco, April 2.—The ompany issued an order to-d rd class tickets to Missouri raised to $35, - The Elgin Dairy Market, Curcaco, 1., April 26.~The Inter Ocean's 2lgin, 111, special says: The butter market was weak to-day and dull at » decline, all sales being wade at 20¢, ‘T'he feeling is that all fine butter will be wanted at that figure far the next twenty days. The grass, owing to the recent warin weather, is about th weeks ahead of last year, Skiw cheeso is dull at 5 outhern v that river poiits be R e Vieginians Want Whisky. Riouyoxn, Va., April 20, —Prohibition met with an overwhelming defeat here to- day. the election resulting in a majority of 5,031 iu favor of licensing the sale of liquors, e vote in Mancnester was an anti-prohibi- tion majority of 626, The colored vote was almost unanimously anti-prohibi n. Ly NCUBURG, Vi, Apiil 20.—Tlie anti-pro- hibitionists carried city by 1,155 wajority. Death of Wendell Phillips Bostox, April 26.~Anna E. Green Phil- lips, widow of the late Wendell Phillips | dled Saturday eventug. Widow. NEWS OF THE LABOR WORLD. The Progross of the Numerons Strikes and Some of Their Effects, THE WORK OF TRAIN WRECKERS. A Missouri Pacific Freight Thrown From the Track by Fiends and Two Men Killed—The Kight Hour Movement., The Goula Strike. St Lovis, April 26.—Two hundred strik- ing employes of the Missouri Car and Foun- dry company held a meeting yesterlay to hear the report of their committee appointed to call upon President MeMillan. The com- mittee reported that they could obtain no as- surance from him that their demands would be complied with. The meeting then adopted resolutions saying they would not return o work until their demands were granted, All the strikers were not present, and not being bound by the action returned to their old places this mornjy veral Mew nien are now at work, llan said tho manag ment of the company would take back all old cmployes who apply for work. e says the works will be in full operation by the end. of the, week, New Yonk, April 83, cgram was recoived ai the oflice sourl Pactlie this morning St. Lovis, Mo. i 3:30 this morning {relzht thain 3% was derailed east of Wyandotte, Kas., by spikes being puilel ot of the ties and tite fishplates taken off t ils, Firoman Horton and Brakewman Car: lislo were instantly killed and the cnaineer seriously injured.~ Tave offered 2,000 re d for the arrest of the partics who cansed the wreek. Hoxik. KANSAS CITY, Apnl 26.—Three suspicions- looking men wore ehased up (he track aftor the wreeking of the train, Refusing to ba 't they were fired upon by the watehman and deputies without efléet, and the fugitives mgde for the woods and escaped. The Missouri Pacific companv has offered a roward of $2500 for information which will lead to the arrest and conviction of the guilty persons, or SL0JD for any one of them, Horton has a wife af Oak Grove, lowa, and arlisle has a family living at Afehison. The following tel- of the Mis- The Street Car W York, April ¢ Strikers. ‘T'he strike on the Third avenue surface railroad still con- tinues unchanged. The general sessions court grand jury met earlier to<day and heard the cases of tie men who_orde general “tie up” on el surface here lust week, - The oflicers and diry the Third averiue road, as well as the police oflicials were examinedl. The foreman of the grand jury handed a bundle of indictments to Recorder Smyth found upon aflidavits made by railroad ofticials, eharging several with conspiracy, and while the v p2rsous could not be aseertained, ally believed it is 15t the the Empire Protective association, whose nes were fixed to the order for a general ie up” of the surface roads in this eity last week. This afternoon ene of the strik stones in the groove of the company's branch on the steep decline, and 10ss of life was prevented only by the caution that was excreised in the operation of ecars. The man, whose name is Miller, w Several arrests of drivers on ot been made to-day for malicious ence with drivers of the Third that indictments azainst ikers had been found 13 mong the latter to- night. The strikers will begin running staged on Third avenne to-morrow from Iar- e to the city hall.The exeentive board of the strikers Will be arrested, it is believed, at n early hour to-morrow morning. persons mes of the it is gener- committee of Imported Contract Labor Discovered. New Yors, April 25,—Eighty-five muscu- lar Woking men, passen on the steamship Circassia, arrived to-day at Castle Garden nd were detained by the superintend nt on the ground that they were going to work on “scab” jobs, They are said tobe under con- tract as masons, stonecutters and blac smiths, to work on the new state capitol at Austin, Texas, The charge is made by the Central Labor union of this city. The men aenied being under any contracf. 1t is in- tended to communicate with the “district at- tornies of this city and Austin, I 5, 1o have suits brouzht against “the Austin con- for violation of the contract labor Aspect of the; Labor Troubles. NEW Yo, April 25.—Inquiry among the leading real estate men shows rents for all classes of property tor hiving purposes have been reduced from 10 to 2 nt. Strikes and labor troubles In the building trades are preventing the commencement of many new buildinzs. Some of the largest contractors said last évening that building in this city will be practically suspended this summer on this account, A dispatch from Boston shows the same state of affairs there, and says struggle of the most serious portent is about to begin in that city over the eight hour wovement, — An address is published to-day signed by 125 employers in which they state they do not or the eight hour movement, belfeving it is impracticable, but will agree to eight hours on Saturday, The Coal Scale Fixed. St. Lours, April 26,—At an adjourned meeting of the coal operators and miners of theSt. Louis distriet held in this eity to-day, the committee submitted a report which em- bodies a set of resolutions declaring 214 cents per bushel weighing elghty pounds, or cents per bushel top weight, should be paid, and that the minimum selling price shall range from 6k £ 10 conts per bushel. These prices were unanimously adopted. A stand ng committeo of three miners and three operators was appointed to arbitrate and sot- tle all future differences which may arise be- tween employes and employers, The Eight Hour Movement, CincaGo, April 26,—1t is reported that the workmen in one of the largest brick yards in this city quit work this atterncon owing to the refusal of the proprietors to accede to their demands that eight hours shall consti- tute a day’s work, It is expected that the moyement will become general in this eity. St. Lotis, Mo., April 26.—Contractors and Dbuilders to the nimber of 150 agreed to con- sider eight hours a day’s work and pay their employes 50 cents per hour, Carriage Maker's Strike, New HAVEN, Conn, April 26, —Three car- riage shops here notitied the striking body- makers to return to work to-day or remove their tools. The Carriage workmen’s union retaliated by ordering out all painters, blackswiths and trimmers. Boys on a Strike, ST, Lovis, April 26, —Forty-iive boys em- ployed as helpers by the G ¢ ass company struck fox highe this morn- ing. throwing 7 men out who depended upon the boys' services in pertorming their dufies, -~ An English Suggestion. Loxnox, April “6.—The Pall Mall Gazette advocates the formation of a supreme and permanent court tor the settlement of fisher- ies disputes Letween Canada and the United States, to consist of five members, two of whom'should be American, two Englishmen, and the fifth should be selécted by these four and be either an American or an Englishman, The Spanish Eleetic Manwmin, April 2.—The Spanish senator- ial electio have resulted in the return ot 125 uunisterialists, twenty-e'ght conserva- tives, six independents, four republicans and two members of the dynastic left, -~ Weather For Nebraska. For State of Nebraska: Fair, warmer weatier, SDAY MORNING, A COMPLICATED PROBLEM. The Proposed Method of Paying the Pacific Roads' Debt. WAsHINGTON, D. C.y April 20.—The house committee on Pacific railroads to-day adopted & bill providing for extension of seventy years of tne bonded debt of the Pacific rail- ronds to the government. The bill as unanimously agreed upon by the committee provision for the payment of the roads indebtedness to the govern- ment after the following plan: To find the total amount of prineipal and interest that shall have been paid by each one of these companies on their subsidy bonds to the United States at their maturity. From this amount deduct the payments on the bond and interest account that shall have been paid by each company to October 1, 1856, Also find the actual value of the amounts in the sinking tund belonging to each company having one, on a day to be tixed in the agree- ment beteen the secretary of the treasury and the “presidont ol the come pany interested. Compute the interest uie at the rate of 3 per cent from that fixed v until the average date of maturity of the ibstitute bonds, aud substract the amount of this sinking fund and laterest from the amount of debt and interest chargeat against the company. Compute the inte he remainder of the debt and interest, making deduetions at the rate B it, until such date as will be the ayer: te of 140 semi-anuual payments, Add this interest to the remainder of the debt and the interest aforesaid, and divide the sum so found into 140 equal parts, each company to pay the first of these equal in April 1, 1857, and another pavment every six months thereafter, un- 1'the wholé 140 shall have been paid, e period of extension for the payment of the last instaliment is fifty-nine years beyond the date o maturity of tiie substitute bonds, oran average extersion of the whole debt o twenty-four years beyond the date when th debt beeomeés due under the existing laws, In consideration of the extension thus granted, all the earnings of the road by goy- ernment transportation upon “any - roads owned, leased or operated by the company, shall be applied to the payment of the eurrent matwing installments, and no money shall be paid by the ment for transpoi tation or scrvice of any kind over the aided or un- aided roads unil the installinents next ma- turing shall be fully paid. Against Home Rule. LoNDON, April 26.—Lord Hartington, in a speech in Lancashire this evening, said no alterations would remove his objections to the Irish scheme, He hoped to create an in- dependent party or induce the withdrawal of the measure. A nortion of the audience made hostile demonstrations against the . Bright, who was unable to attend, sent a letter. in which he he thought Lord Hurtington's conduet had been consistent and con Tt would be a calamity for the coun of the transcenaent magnitude of Gladstone’s shoula be adopted on the authority of any leader, however eminent. The Daily News, referring to Bright’s letter to Hartinzton, says it in- creases the seriousness of the liberal party. Lord Hartington, replying to an elector, sail le would possibly miove the rejection of the home rule bill, Dt April 33, At a loyalist meeting atthe Mizée,county Antrin, to-day, Johnston, conservaiive member of parfiament for South Belfast, moved that the rislh_loyalists refuse to recoznize the Dublin_parliament it established, decline £ pay taxes, and resist attenpts to enforee them to pay taxes. ile said he intended to draw. up a list of those loyalists who were: prepared to bear arms. He was greeted with loud and enthusiastic cheers, The Buropean War Cloud, ATHENS, April 26.—5:30 p. m.—Greece’s ply to the powers is regarded as unsatisfac- tory. A conference of foreign ministers is being held at the italian embassy for the vurpose of drawing up and signing an_uiti- matum, holding Greece answerable for the conseqience unless she defers without re serve o the wishes of Europe. The ultinia- tum will be presented to the Greek govern- ment forthwith, re- Cable Flashes. Loxnox, April 26.—The Italian scientifi expedition under Count Porre, the members of which were recently massacred by the Emir of Harran in Asiatic Turkey, consisted of eleven persons, all Europeans, A party of pleasure scekers while rowing on the Thames vesterday were thrown into tho water by the upseiting of their- boat and six were drowned. Advices to the Standard say that the Brit- ish outpost at Suakim was sarprised and fif- teen Indian soldiers eaptured by the enemy. s Floods in New Mexico Subsiding. DeNvER, April e floods at Las Vegas, N. M., caused by the heavy rain of the past week, subsided yesterday. Besides the great loss to lumber companies, the Santa Fe round house and Condensed Oil company property, private citizens are damaged $1 000 to §20000. The water works are under water, and citizens of the upper portion of the city are experiencing a water famine. Five hundred “east-bound passengers on the Santa Fe road have been detained there five days on account ot several hundred yards of track in Mara_canon being washed away. The break is expected to be repaired to-morrow. 8o faras learned but one lite was lost. —— - Barbed Wire Cheaper. CmicAGo, April 206.—The Inter Ocean’s Joliet special s A clreular was issued to-day signed by C. 0. Collins, secretary of the national barbed wire manutacturers asso- clution, reduciug the vrice of barbed wire 25 cents per hundred. 1t is claimed the Washburn faction is trying to crush out the fifty other manufacturers and confine the trade of the entire cotniry to the twelve combined wire drawing and barb wire estab- lishments, There is a prospect that the fifty manufactirers opposed to the Washburi faction will retaliate vigorously by orzaniz- ing a vool to erectand maintaina wire draw- ing plan of th Chicaeo for § Cincaco, AW 26.—The city council to- night unanimously adopted resolutions that the mayor and city couneil view w th pleasure the comprehensive and equitable scheme for Irish self-govornment which has bee; witted to the British parliament by Gladstone, trusting that Giadstone's efforts will be crowned with suecess, and congratu- lating Parnell and his compatriots on the wonderful progress that has atte efforts to ewancipate Ireland from penury, misrule and despuir. Acopy of these reso- lutions will be eabled to Gladstone and Parnell, L e S A Railway Mortgage closed. GArvEesToN, Texas, April 25,—A bill of foreclosure against the Houston & Texas Central Railroad company was filed in the United States circuit eourt to-day by the Farmers' Loan and Trust company, of New Yok, tiustee of the general mortgage. The suit forces the road to an early sale “and er braces between 4,000,000 aud 5,000,000 acres of choice lands granted the company by the state of Texas, - An Important Decision, New York, Aprll 28.—Judge Andrews in the supreme court has decided to deny the motion of the Western Union for a stay of trial of the action of Receiver John G, arnsworth, of the Bankers’ and Merchants® telegraph company against it to recover $2000,000 for cutting wnd desuoying tl wires of the latter company last July, - The Bicycle Record Beaten. CLARKSVILLE, Mo., April %.—George E. Weber, of Smithville, N. J., won the fifty mile bicyele road race in 8 hours, 7 minutes and 4244 seconds. lowering the world's record by nearly half au hour, ‘The second and third wei, C. E. Kluge, of Swmithvitle, and Peicy Stope, of St. Louis, ilso beat tlie r¢ od, APRIL 27, 1856, GATHERED FROM TW0 STATES All the Happenings of the Day in Nebraska and Towa. A FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. Mayor and Council at Beatrico at Swords' Points on Appolntments —Marshalltown Leads for the Boldiers' Home, tmpaled on a Wagon Pole, BEATRICE, Neb., Avril 23.—[Special gram.]—H, Titus, & young man who has been living here, was killed yesterday near Han- lon, a station north of here on the Union Pa- effie road. He was driving in a wagon with Nis wifeand child, and seeing a train proaching got out, holding the team by the bri- dle bits, The horses became unmanageable, and starting to run, foreed him against a tele- wraph pole, mangled him horribly and killing him before ms wite and child, Last night he was brought liere tor burial. ANOTIER ACCOUNT, il [Speelal.]—Sat- vouns man named ‘Titus started to drive with his wife and child from Beatrice to Raymond, where _he had rented o farm to work this sumwer. When near Roca he struck a bad - washout in the road which his team of bronchos refused to cross. 1 itus ot out and, taking the animals by the head, induced them to jump over. As they did so the endof the pole caught under his vest. “The jar of the wagon in_ jumping the ditch broke the pole off behind the whippletrees, and the horses, freed from tie vehicle, ran away with Titus fastened by his vest on_ the endof the pole in front. They ran about 500 yards and brought up against a telegraph pole wlhere Titus was impaled, his back be- ing jammed against the post and the wazon tongue forced through his body. He lived but a few minutes, being literally smashed to death. The remains were taken to Roca where Coroner Roberts held an inquest yes- terday. the.above facts being elicited. Fighting City Oficinls. Brarnice, N 1l 26,—[Speeial Tele gram.] ~Our new mayor and council are ha ingacireus over appointments. Out of ten nominations made by the mayor only three have been confirmed by the council. Phil- lips, the kicker of the council, has been try- ing hard to have C. O. Bates retained as city aftorney, while the mayor, voieing the senti- ment of the best people of the eity, has noti- nated Pemberton, Bush and A. H. Babcock. Btes has held the position for two or three years, and in the light of past events the mayor seems to see the need of a change. There is no appointment yet, W. A. Wagner, anti-license, who was nom- inated and elected city clerk by both the temperance and anti-temperance people, has also been appointed water comwissioner. Wagner Is an efficient man and will make a good oftic Improvements at Beatrice. . BeATRICE, Neh., April 20.—[Speeial.|—The First National bank moved into their new building last week, and have a very fine place for doing business. The First National, Swith Bros'. Loan & Trustcompany, and the Beatrice Savings bank, all controlled by Smith Bros., have separate and distinet de- partments on the first floor. Their combined business requires a foree of fourteen persons, ‘Iheir building just completed is handsome and substantial, and an ornament to the city. 1t is builtof brick and stone, is three stories and a basement, and Is all oceupied. This bank and the People’s bank, which s a four- story brick and stone, together cost about $100,000, and are finer buildings than are usu- ally found in a place of 7,000 inhabitants, ‘The Masonie fraternity are just comienc- ing the erection of a three-story brick to cost 20,000, and adjoining them some private parties will erect good buildings this_season. The agent of the Holly nufacturing com- pany Is here making arrangements to com- mence puiting in the system of water wor They expeet to have the system in operation by Avgust, The young men of Beatri a Y. M. C. A, with o charter membership of sixty-five. They have a commodious hall, fitted up and leased for a term of years, and the organization ts out in a flourishing condition. Among its members are some of the best business men in town, Eriday evening of this week St. John wi address our people on the temperance ques tion. e have organized Robbed His Benefactor. PariLLION, Neb., April 26.—[Special, F. Ainger, an old gentleman from Black Hawk county, arvived here last night and put up at the Sarpy house. He was accompanied by H. N, Pugh, a young man_from Omaha. Pugh was brought out from Fort Dodge by Ainger, who pud all the boy's expenses, under promise that as soon as they got to Nebraska Pugh would reimburse the old gen- tleman, "The pair slept together at the hotel last night, and when Ainger awoke this morning he found Pugh missing, and on closer cxamination discovered that the boy whom he liad so Kkindly assisted had stolen his pockethook, containing 5155 The old man will remain here until he receives money from his Lowa relatives, Dabugue County DEs MotNes, La., April 25 gram. |—The body of a well-dressed man was found hanging to a tree near Potosi, Dubuque county, yesterday. He had been dead some time, as the features were not recognizable. W, MeMahon, ot Prairie Creels, Dubugue county, was thrown from a busgy yester lny and instantly killed by breaking his neck, Fatalities, [Special Tele Marshalltown in the Lead. Dis Moixes, lo April 26, —[Special Tel- egram.])—Tlie advance guard of the soldiers’ home lobby has arrived in the city and part of the commission to locate the home are also present. The towns which are making the strongest fight are Marshalltown, Bur- lington, Colfax, Dubuque and Mason City, The commission organizes in this city to- morrow afternoon, r hearing state- ments from several localities will begin bal- loting for location. To-uight Marshalltown seems 1o be the favorite and in the lead. lowa Odd ¥ ws Celebrate, Des Morses, I, April 25.—[Special ‘T gram.]—0dd Fellows day was very generally observed throughout the state. Lu this city the exercises were participated in by all the Des Moines lodges and delegates from Stewart, Guthuie Centre, Coon Valley, Sebastopool, Dexter, St. Charles, Grimes and Greens A large celebration was held at Grinnell, at which lodges were present from lowa City, Oskaloosa, Brooklyn and Malcolm, A State Appointment. Des Moryes, lowa, April 2.—Goveror Parabee to-day comnmissioned 5. Bal ley, of Clinton, as judge advocate general, with the rauk of biigadier general. A Nebraskan Killed in Colorado. DexvER, April 25 ~The Republican's: St. Elmo special says that while te men were at wark in the Franklin tunnel_to-day, the tun- | nel-house was destroyed by G, culting off 4 *mi Siverson Griesser was smothered to death while attempting to reach the air shaft. His five companions were res- cued on the 300-foot level in an unconselous condition. Their recovery is doubtful. The deceased was from Dorchester, Neb., and leaves a wife and child, A Toy Pistol Victim, Des Mowes, April 20.—[Speeial Tele- gran./—Renna Gominsky, & journeyman tailor, snapped a toy pistol a few days aco and a piece of the cap embedded itself in his thumb, Lock jJaw followed and the man is dead. the air suppl - - : AMERICAN FORESTRY CONGRESS Extensive Proparations B for 1ts Meeting in Denver. DExvER, April 26.—|Special | —A meeting of a committee of the State Forestry associa- tion was held here to perfect arrangements for the reception and entertainment of the American Forestry congress, which has been invited to hold its annual meeting this year in Denver. This emgress, although young in yoars, many members, and all are working carnestly in the aid of the forestry interests thronghout the country. Formed in 1850 with but a few members, at the pres enttime 200 names are on the membership list, The annual meetings have always been a suecess, particulatly the one held last year in Boston. San Franciseo and Denver both have extended invitations for a place of meeting, and although the former city was particularly anxious that the annual meeting should be held there, the Forestry associa- tion, it is understood, has expressed ade- cided preference for Denver. The object of the congress in assembling here is to exelte an interest in and to stimu- Iate and encourage the forestry interests in Colorado, The date of the mecting has not been exactly decided, ®ut doubtless it will be some time between July 1and August 1, and about forty mombers are expected. Professor Van Deist, Avery Gallup and Posey S, Wil- son were appointed @ committee to co-oper- ate with the committee appointed previonsly by the ehamber of commerce for the purpose of securing excursion rates to the mountains and other points of interest in Colorado. This committee was also vested with author- ity to act in any matter conducive to the best means of entertaining visiting forestors, “The governor, mayorand state engineer will be invited to deliver addresses of welcome, “The mecting will be held in the Exchange roon. £ Made £EE pcrante ARTHUR'S CONDITION. port That He is Dy A Crank Doctor, o April 26,—There was consid- ¢ manifested by the announce- went, apparently authoritive, this morning, that ex-President Arthur s actually in so dangerous a eondition as to leave no room for doubt that his days are numbered, and within a very short time the country will be called upon to follow the remains of another of its chief magistrates to the grav, The ex-president has been confined to his room for several months. His physielan has refused to make any statemcut, and thé pub- lic was leftto judze bet @ire- ports. The story to-day. herefore, made “deeper impression nything hitherto giyen, The ex-president’s physieian is Dr. C. A. Peters. He has been Mr. Arthur's attendant for twenty years. His course in refusing to say anything as te his patient’s health is comm upon variously, for though it is the general opinion that bis principle is right, it is thought that in a ease of so much public interest he ought not to be etive and may be eansing needless public anxiety by 8o doing. When asked if ne liad seen an article in a morning paper concerning his action, he said: 1 have just finished reading it; they know agood deal aecording to their story, and at the same time they justify my position in the matter,” 18 is true or false? *That 1 decline to state, Where they ob- tained the mformation I cannot tell. “Cer- tainly not from me, and there is no one clse that could give suen' information.” SWill you not say whether he is better or worse “That would be giving the whole thing away. It is only a moibid curiosity that seeks this information.” But Mr. Arthur is different from other patients, in a sense; he belons to the public, and his 'thousands ' of friends who will be made very anxious by these rumors, especi- ally when they are allowed to go undenied,” . “Ldeny that he belongs to the publie. |~I||s:mnl-|‘l ate property now, and what zood would it do to make a denial?” It would probably not be publish No, sir. 1 feel sure that my course is right and 1 shall stick 1o it Sthere any other physician attending him beside yourself?” Tdon’t see what good that will do you, line to state.” event of his growing worse will you issue a bulletin, so that the' public may ndition?” 1o pledge myself as to what M The 2 Denicd crable surpr 1 shatl do.” “Then his condition must main a mystery?” So faras L am concerned it must.” The reporter next ealled at the house of Mr, Arthur and asied for Mrs. McElroy, as it was learned that the Jady had returined to the city, It was said that'she ca 1 be seen, and it was also stated that the _ex-president’s son was not at home. A nerson of the hou hold, when asked how Mr. Avthur was to-day said that he was betler, “1s hie ablo o leave lils bed?” “Oh, yes, he walks from brary withont diflieulty 157t true that his relatives are alavmed about him, and that he is not expected to live 1o} You refor to the article morning, No, itis nottrue, Mr, Arthur has been growing botter for the Iast fen days, and if this weather keeps on, the doctor siys hie ean take a ride inaday or two, e lis not grown thin and he cats well, and the story that he can retain no solid food on his stomach is not so, e has not Bright's dis- case and the family are not at ali alarmed,” T thern Floods, Niw OnLEa NS, April 26, —Special dispateh- es from up the river indieate that the levees at Lena, Arkansas, Greenville and Vieks- burg, Mississippi, and other points, are bad- ly soaked and cr-viees opened. At Friar's Point, Miss,, the levee was broken this morn- ing. A gap lifty feet wide and five feet deep is open, and the water is pouring through with trémendons foree. Owing to the severe storms along the river ielesraphi_communica tion is sowewhat interrupted, and the details cannot be obtained. A dispateh trom el onaxays the prospects are excoedinsly gloomy for Arkansas and Louisiana, and are by no means bright for Mississipp, “Thie predic: tion is made that the water will continue to rise at least until the 501 inst. A dispateh from Vickshurg states the ofiicials of the Queen and Crescent 1oute state to-nlght that from present indications the Vieksburg and Shreveport division will be compelled 1o sus- end operations between Vieksburg and Monroe within a few ditys 03 account of high water, at present re- room to the ublished this S They Have an Object. New Youk, April 26.—The statement made that the annonneement of the set wient of the trans continental war is being withheld pending the election of officers of the Paciiic Mail company uext mont} A Vessel Forfeited, Ky Wesy, Fla, Aprit 2. —In the case of the steamer City of Mexieo Judg wissed the prize libel, but decread the for- feiture of the vessel on 'the grounds of prob. able inteution to violate the Taw, Known by Her Offspring. 0swEGO, Y. Apnil 20.-Mis. Alvah Walker; mothier of Dr. . Mary Waiker, died last night, aged 93, She was & cousin of it .G fugersolls Locke dis e TR FOUGHT HARD FOR'HIS LIF Fifteen Tennesseo Moonshiers Plucky Deputy United States A TERRIBLE BATTLE EN The Gallant Officer Kill: Mrof o Assailants, Routs the Balanes and Then Drops 43 Dead. bt A Battle to the Death, MANCHESTER, Tenn,, April 20=A b tragedy was enacted here at an early this morning. About ten days ago Deputy United States Marshal Purdon and a posse maae a raid among the illicit distilleries Ui Grundy county and captured and dest * soveral stills, Between 12 and 1 o'clock this morning fifteen moonshiners rode tnto Manchester, determined to have Purdon’s it Seven broke lnto Purs don’s house and the balance surrounded = it. Purdon met them, revolvers in hand, and 5 aterrible battle ensued. Two moonshiners fell to the floor mortally wounded, and the 3 gang retre Lut had suceceded in fatally S wounding Purdon. Disabled as he was, seized w doublebarreled shotgun and fi intothe retreating zang, and two more fi mortally wounded. Purdon then fell dead beside the body of one of his vietims, The gang earried away thice of thelr wounded = mpanions. A luge posse is now in purs suitof them, 3 The Apaches Lifting Hal ’ SAN FrANcIsco, April 26.~The Call! Guaymas (Mex.) speelal this morning sayss ¥ Geronino's band attacked ranches -nekES Imuris, completely destroying: ajl bulldj at Cosita, n small way statiof L on the Sonora railrond, killfg fifte sons, all Moxicans. A compatty of sold wer it after them, TwoSsoldiors Killed, "The Indinns were moving in the d rection of Nacori, Sierie Madrpe monntaings Pevroiismprevails throughout the d istriet, Devilish Work of a Dagod & Jensey Cry, April mes Forrestor, engineer on the Anchor iine steamer, Wl riding on a street car yesterday, off seat to a lady, but before the lady coul the seat an Italian named Cervasso seated himself in it. Forrester expostulated W avail and finally took the man o]x: id put hin hel /- knife and | “orpester’s bnok, « The an. was arrested. 3 oL § faxwell Was a Good Man, St. Louts, April 25.—Depositions_in case_of Walter H. Lennox xw all rged yatn e murder of Hugh M Brooks, el C. Arthur Preller, arcivCd from #England tos day. The deposi*ions are made by those whoknew Broeks in early life and! up to the & time he sttited on his tour in Ameries Eacharfaess testifies (hat the prisoner bore! & #0od Teputation while he resided in Eng land and knew of no serious misconduc mederemlnm. The case will be ealled M Arrcsted in Canada, New Yonx, April 20.—A Montreal speeial & to the Post says: Dr, Smart, agent in New - York of George Fowler & Co., produe merchants of Liverpool andsKansas Cityy with his wife and brother, weré ted b to-d Smart is cha. “ed w raud| his employers out of about | . George Fowler, of Kansas City, arrived ‘here thig '} morniug and seized all Suart’s effects, - his An Unnatural Mother Dying. : Asiaury Pani, N. J., Apil 86.—Coroper: Smith will not hold an fnquest on the ease of the child Killed by its. mother, Mrs, .lj\l!u% M. Smith, near Port Monmouth, on Friday.” Thie other ehildren: are slowly ‘lms @ proving. Mrs. Smith, who took poison, 18 Kl alfve, but her ecovers s considerod. ke 4 possible, ; Pacific Mail Steame LA Linerran, San Salvador (viniGalvess ton), April 2.—The Pacitic mail steamer & Honduras has been wrecked on the bar of £ river Law Passengers and crew were. sayed, An Accide Killing, DexvER, Col, April 26.—Ars, M. V. Sides, ayoung married woman living near Bijow | Basin, while dressing a baby this aftern sked a visiting friend, Elward McKay, for his pocket knife. McKay unbuckled his carg ridge belt to getat the pockes, when a reyols ver dropped on the floor, exploded, the bajl crashing through the chair, the woman right arm and into the heart, kitling her stantly, MeKay is almost crazed with gel i An Editor's Body Cremated. LANCASTER, Pa., April 23 F. B. Plimpton, assoc cinnati Commercial-Gazetle, was cremated here this afternoon, The body was aeeo u;-u by a number of intimate friends decease Organ Factory Destroyed, New Yous, April 26.—A fire gutted 4 organ of Kilborn & Roosevelt night, Loss £50,000 to $75,003 fully ins An Arkansaw Blow, Ior. Saven, April 26,—A destructive wind storm swept over this place last night, s companied by rainand hail. The storn bes: gau at 7 o'clock, continuing over an hour, Stores were unroofed and stables and sh blown down in several paris of the city, ‘Phes dumage i estimated at 20,000, g ! A Fueniture House Burned, # Witriasisront, Pa., April 26.—The large: finishing and storaze building of the' will port furniture manufacturing come S piny burned this efening. Loss, $35,0005 jne surance, $i0,000, v House Burned, 1, April 26.—The Unlons school butiding and contents was burned thig morning, Loss S45,000; insurance $11,900 “Thie fire {5 thought to be incendiary, School Maxisten, M 20I1GS i Yesterday's Base (3all Games, The games played by the leading base clubs of the country yesterday resulted as) Washinzton—Nationals 13, Yale @ At Philadelphin ~A thictics 8, Baltimores; At Louisville—Louisvilles 8 Pittsbu At Jersey City—Bostons 2, Jersey Oit At Phigadelphia—hiladelphias 18, Y tslands 0. g At New York—Metropolitans 8, Brogkly) 1 P . innatis 12 S - The Wabash Sate, 81, Lovrs, April 25.--United States missioner Allen to-day sold, under foree of mortgage at public auction, the Wi St. Louis & Pacilic railroad, for the property was 862,001, ‘I'e eom) tee appointed by the stock and bond helds 1o ook afier their intercsts wese th bidde 1 the whole systgm, exe Josepl St LS ed by, them. W ‘\Il bt | the latter Wanted 1o exchange for stock of H witre and generil merehandise, HO0oU of fine Thiyer county (Nab. land; ";" in Genoa (Neb.); good store bu u (best corner); good dwelling (best §o tion) in Essex (lowa); ulso gighty " AtSt, Louis--Browns 14, Cly [ L one half il from town of Essex (i | din blue grass Fpe b4 ticulars, address John LI Wl City, Nebruska, . b |